This episode was not recorded in a studio. It was recorded in a bomb shelter.As sirens sound and uncertainty fills the air, Rabbanit Shani Taragin returns to Megillat Esther, not as history, but as a living guide. Because the story of hi...

Purim is the birth of a new kind of Judaism.In the final episode, we move from the Megillah to the Rabbinic world. From text to interpretation. From story to living tradition.Watch Episode 20 and complete the journey.

Purim is not just a holiday. It is a philosophy of survival.Episode 19 brings the series together, showing how Tehillim and the Megillah teach us to live with faith, uncertainty, and hope.Watch Episode 19 now.

Faith under foreign rule creates new kinds of courage.Episode 18 explores Daniel and the challenge of staying loyal when everything around you pulls in the opposite direction.Watch Episode 18 now.

History is not just what happened. It is what we choose to remember.Episode 17 with Yael Liebowitz, author of a book on Ezra and Nehemiah, written through the Kitvuni fellowship, examines how the return to Zion and the shaping of the ca...

Outsiders often become the heart of the story.Episode 16 with Rabbanit Jennifer Raskas and Adriana Fernandez, explores Rut as a model of loyalty, quiet courage, and belonging in a world of uncertainty.Watch Episode 16 now.

Hidden love is still love.Episode 15 looks at Shir HaShirim and the quiet intimacy between God and Israel that continues even when everything seems distant.Watch Episode 15 and feel the hidden closeness.

Wisdom Changes When the World ChangesIn this episode, together with Dr. Lisa Fredman, we see how Mishlei, Kohelet, and Iyov speak to a covenant that must survive distance, doubt, and complexityWatch Episode 14 now.

Sometimes redemption comes even when we resist it.In Episode 13 with Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble, we meet reluctant redeemers like Yonah and Esther, who must be pushed into their role in history.Watch Episode 13 now.

How do you keep faith when you no longer see God?Episode 12 explores the theology of exile, where God’s presence is felt not through visions, but through endurance, repentance, and moral courage.Watch Episode 12 and go deeper....

Empires rise and fall. God remains hidden but active.In Episode 11, the prophets teach us how to understand suffering, destruction, and survival in exile. Esther becomes the voice of a people learning how to live after catastrophe.

What happens when the Temple is gone, but the covenant remains?Episode 10 continues our journey through Melakhim, showing how Jewish survival after sovereignty becomes the foundation of the Esther story.Watch Episode 10 and keep g...

Royal courts are not neutral spaces. They are spiritual testing grounds.Episode 9 with Dr. Yael Ziegler explores how the palace can become a place of moral danger and quiet corruption, echoing stories from Melakhim and the tragic history...

Power without legitimacy is always unstable.Episode 8 with Rabbanit Jennifer Raskas, we examine kingship, ego, and danger through the parallels between Shaul, David, and the Persian court. Haman emerges as the latest version of an ancien...

What does leadership look like when no one has full control?Episode 7 looks at Esther and Mordechai as leaders in a fragmented world, where power is uncertain and authority is never absolute.Watch Episode 7 to explore leadership i...

Victory does not always happen on the battlefield.In Episode 6 with Rabbanit Malke Bina, we explore how the story of Esther redefines what it means to win. Not through swords, but through law, strategy, and courage in foreign spaces....

When prophecy is silent, memory becomes sacred.In Episode 5, we see how Esther becomes a way of rereading Jewish history itself. Without God speaking openly, the people must remember, interpret, and take responsibility for their future.<...

“A scattered and divided people.” That is how Haman describes the Jews.Episode 4 explores what it means to live without stability, without land, and without certainty. Esther becomes the story of a wandering people learning to survive th...

What happens to holiness when there is no Temple?In Episode 3, we uncover the surprising parallels between the Mishkan and the palace of Shushan. Feasting replaces sacrifice. Fasting replaces ritual. And Purim becomes a kind of inverted ...

Redemption does not always come with miracles. Sometimes it comes through politics, courage, and silence.In Episode 2, Rabbanit Shani Taragin shows how the story of Esther mirrors the Exodus but in a radically different key. Moshe confro...

The story of Esther does not begin in Persia. It begins in Bereishit. In Episode 1 of the new podcast series hosted by Rabbanit Shani Taragin, we discover that Megillat Esther is built on the DNA of Genesis itself. Hidden identities, sibling ri...

What if Megillat Esther is not the most hidden book in Tanakh, but the most brilliantly written one? We are launching a powerful 20 episode podcast series hosted by Rabbanit Shani Taragin that uncovers Esther as a text written in code. A story ...