Shim'i ben Gera - or David and Purim

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January 05 2023
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58min 58s
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Series: BCBM

Venue: Cong. Bnai Yeshurun (Teaneck, NJ) Cong. Bnai Yeshurun (Teaneck, NJ)

History:
Period of Tanach 
Machshava:
Purim 
Nach:
Shmuel 
Personalities:
Dovid Hamelech 

Collections: R' Pruzansky Sefer Shmuel

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Who was Shim'i ben Gera? Why did he curse King David and why did the king let him live? Why did King David remind his son Shlomo to deal with him "wisely"? What does this story have to do with Purim - and what is its long term impact? What problems were resolved by this story?

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