Jews in Foreign Palaces: Yosef, Daniel and Esther

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March 12 2014
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:
Non-Jews,  Purim 
Nach:
Daniel,  Esther 
Parsha:
Mikeitz,  Vayeishev 

References: Megilla: 13a ,  Megilla: 15a  

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Similarities in the people, actions, storylines and language of the stories of Yosef, Daniel, and Mordechai and Esther, as seen in the biblical text and in midrashim. Lessons that this group can offer us, as Jews who also live in "foreign palaces" in our exile.

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