Purim in Real-Time: Rabbi Josh Joseph on the Iran Conflict

Lighthouse Faith – FOX News Radio · Mar 8, 2026

There’s a biblical narrative that mirrors today’s war in Iran and cannot be ignored. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Bible story of Queen Esther of 2,300 years ago, when the young Jewish woman confronts the Persian King Xerxes about the plot to kill all the Jews hatched by his high official Haman. The king then allows the Jews to protect themselves against their aggressors, which becomes a bloody conflict. Today, many Jewish leaders are noting the parallels in Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who frequently touted “Death to Israel” and…