Esther, Week 16: Of Costumes and Converts

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February 16 2021
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:
Purim 
Nach:
Esther 

Collections: R' Torczyner Esther

References: Yevamot: 24B  

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Is the practice of dressing up on Purim - in disguises or finery - related to Chapter 8 of Megillat Esther? And what does 8:17 mean when it says that many people were "mityahadim" out of fear of the Jews?

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