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 In 165 B.C.E., the Seleucid Emperor of the North is a man called Antiochus Epiphanes . He decides that once and for all hes going to solve the Jewish Problem. Hes going to force the Jews to accept Greek way of life, religion, values, etc.
Through force, he forbids circumcision, keeping of the Sabbath on Saturday, makes them eat swine and non-kosher foods. He is assisted by a group of Jews themselves, the Hellenists, who believed in Antiochus plan and detested their own culture.
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as told by Rabbi Berel Wein, a noted Jewish historian. Now you can watch and learn the story of Purim.
