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The Hidden Depths of Purim – Rabbi Dovid Kaplan Unpacks 10 Big Questions #judaism

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welcome to Sparks of History where Jewish history and world history meets we are honored to have with us today Rabbi D Kaplan an acclaimed author educator and speaker D Kaplan is a senior lecturer Isa or in Jerusalem where for decades he has inspired countless students Rabbi kaplan's early published Works include the Ora the mara companion and the kiru files companion and the kiru files in the 2000s Rabbi Kap began writing a popular paring column for hamodia magazine which led to the publication of a number of books including polishing diamonds bringing out the sparkle in our children perfecting diamonds bringing out the sparkle in our children as well uh since 2006 reic cin has authored six volumes in the impact exclamation point series A collection of powerful and series A collection of powerful and uplifting short stories and today we are privileged to have r flin with us to explore the deeper meaning of porum and the Book of Esther Clin thank you for joining us we appreciate it very much my my pleasure if I would have known I get an introduction like that I would have joined sooner there you go okay um before we start Forum um obviously this is a difficult uh time time for with the passing of the Blessed ra and would certainly um if you wanted to say a few words about the Rosa um please yeah you know Rabbi Schiller uh this is very fitting for a a history idea because we always look at things with h the historical perspective for kro and uh since the early 70s there's been

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