Episode

How to Become a King: On Parables and Dominion

Podcast: The Great Sources with Rabbi Shnayor Burton
Published: Jan 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 4095
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Summary

A shiur on Mishlei as royal education: parable as a technology of rule; Shlomo and the language of animals; the snake as political challenger; and the stabilizing role of the god-fearing woman. How to govern without being governed by one’s own symbols.