The Historical Purim: the story behind the Book of Esther

In this audio lesson (3:06), Rabbi Yosef Eisen explains the historical events leading up to the Purim miracle. The Book of Esther spans many years, until the climax when Haman was executed on Passover. The Jews were victorious against their enemies 11 months later, in the month of Adar.

Audio file: https://asknoah.org/wp-content/uploads/RabbiEisen_Purim.mp3

For more insights on Biblical to modern history with a Torah perspective, see Rabbi Eisen’s book, Miraculous Journey.

Note from the Director: In Esther 8:9 we read, “And the king’s scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month – that is the month of Sivan – on the 23rd day thereof [which is June 19 in 20’25], and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded…”