Should We Celebrate When Our Enemies Are Killed? episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 44 MIN

Should We Celebrate When Our Enemies Are Killed?

from The Jewish Experience · host Daniel Koster

This week Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme ruler of Iran, was killed by US and Israeli missile strikes. While Khamenei was lifelong enemy of the Jewish people, does that make it right to celebrate his death? What can the story of Purim teach us about this latter-day Haman? And with so many troubles in the world today, how can we justify celebrating a joyous holiday like Purim anyway? Rabbi Wildes takes on these questions and more. Website: jewishexperience.org  Facebook: facebook.com/ManhattanJewishExperience/  Instagram: instagram.com/M_J_experience/

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