• Pop's Megillah

    Pop's Megillah

    by Len Blaifeder Did my grandfather realize that his proud and sturdy Megillat Esther would 100 years later be treasured by his grandson whom he would never meet?
  • How Not To Stop Intermarriage

    How Not To Stop Intermarriage

    by Rabbi Dovid Zauderer Haman hits the bulls eye of this perplexing Jewish problem.
  • It's Not The Jewish Halloween

    It's Not The Jewish Halloween

    by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon What Purim means to me.
  • Care Packages

    Care Packages

    by Rivka Zahava Did it matter that I was being wrongfully accused? The bond between us was still broken.
  • When God Hides His Face

    When God Hides His Face

    by Emuna Braverman Even when the situation appears bleak, God is still there behind the scenes, pulling the strings.
  • Audio - Purim: Seeing Beyond Nature

    Audio - Purim: Seeing Beyond Nature

    by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein What is so miraculous about the Purim Story?
  • Remember Amalek

    Remember Amalek

    by Mois Navon A lesson on Divine Providence in memory of the fallen Torah students of Mercaz HaRav, hy"d.
  • Queen Esther and the Nazis

    Queen Esther and the Nazis

    by Shoshana Greenspan I never doubted that the God who watched over my grandmother in Nazi Germany would watch over me as well.
  • Purim: On the Brink

    Purim: On the Brink

    by Dina Coopersmith How far would you go to save your child?
  • Purim and Nature

    Purim and Nature

    by Rabbi Doniel Baron Understanding the Hebrew word "teva" sheds light on the story of Purim.
  • Hidden Miracles

    Hidden Miracles

    by Sara Yoheved Rigler Purim teaches us how to find God behind the curtain of history - and in today's headlines.
  • Now You See God, Now You Don't

    Now You See God, Now You Don't

    by Sara Yoheved Rigler Unmasking the Divine on Purim.
  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

    Why do we wear costumes on Purim?
  • Purim: Best Director

    Purim: Best Director

    by Chana (Jenny) Weisberg Scorsese move over. Purim reminds us who is really sitting in the director's chair.
  • Opportunity of a Lifetime

    Opportunity of a Lifetime

    by Aliza Kramer Perhaps this is the 'big moment' you were created for.
  • Today's Hero

    Today's Hero

    by Emuna Braverman Queen Esther shows us how we can all be heroes.
  • Esther's Echo to the Past

    Esther's Echo to the Past

    by Janet S. Sunness, M.D. Fascinating connections between Esther and the biblical figures of Sarah, Joseph and Saul.
  • The Two Sides of the Purim Mask

    The Two Sides of the Purim Mask

    by Rabbi Eytan Feiner Exploring the Purim/Yom Kippur contrast.
  • Purim: Serious Joy

    Purim: Serious Joy

    by Efim Svirsky Exploring four central themes of Purim.
  • Purim in the Valley of Tears

    Purim in the Valley of Tears

    by I.I. Cohen For a brief instant, the dreadful reality of the SS death camp had been forgotten, all the hunger and suffering had receded.
  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    by Dina Coopersmith God's guiding hand is sometimes felt gently, and other times more forcefully. But the message is there just the same.
  • Darkness Before the Dawn

    Darkness Before the Dawn

    by Dina Coopersmith Purim teaches us how to trust God even when engulfed in darkness and doubt.
  • Purim: The Holiday in Hiding

    Purim: The Holiday in Hiding

    by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman Revealing why the story of Purim is wrapped in a disguise and concealed behind a mask.
  • Redemption by Reversal

    Redemption by Reversal

    by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Unlocking the mystery behind Purim's unique, mystical redemption.
  • A Tale of Two Megilot

    A Tale of Two Megilot

    by Rabbi Ari Kahn In an apartment in Jerusalem, there reside two Scrolls of Esther that tell a story of exile and escape, hope and failure.
  • Stalin and the Purim Present

    Stalin and the Purim Present

    by Am Echad Resources A new book reveals that Stalin met his fate poised to launch a post-Holocaust holocaust of his own.
  • Purim in Dachau

    Purim in Dachau

    by Solly Ganor Suddenly we noticed Chaim standing in the snow and shouting, "Haman to the gallows! And we all know which Haman we are talking about!"
  • Gulf War Miracles

    Gulf War Miracles

    by Charles Samuel Saddam Hussein thought he was a reincarnated Babylonian king; his evil plan to kill the Jews ended with another Purim miracle...
  • Esther's Hidden Strength

    Esther's Hidden Strength

    by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller Esther was a lonely orphan who developed within herself the unusual qualities of piercing through veils and touching all hearts.
  • Purim Masks and Gas Masks

    Purim Masks and Gas Masks

    by Rabbi Ephraim Shore Just when my son thought the Purim fun was over, his eyes sparkled at the thought of a donning a different kind of mask and starting a new Purim again.
  • The Villainy of Vashti

    The Villainy of Vashti

    by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller The character of Queen Vashti in the Purim story helps us define what it means to be a hero or a villain.
  • Remembering Amalek

    Remembering Amalek

    by Paysach Freedman Amalek had a vested interest in attacking the Jewish people, whose very existence proved the existence of God to the world.
  • Becoming a Holy Drunk

    Becoming a Holy Drunk

    by Rabbi Boruch Leff It seems a bit funny, but getting drunk on Purim can be a spiritual experience.
  • The Doubting Heart

    The Doubting Heart

    by Rabbi Noson Weisz Purim changed our relationship to God from being driven by fear to being driven by love.
  • Purim Metamorphosis: A Fable

    Purim Metamorphosis: A Fable

    by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin One Purim, I woke up as a turtle. Now how would you feel if you found yourself transformed into a turtle?
  • Purim and Winning the Lottery

    Purim and Winning the Lottery

    by David Carasso Purim's jackpot teaches that all of life is rigged.
  • Drink 'Till You...

    Drink 'Till You...

    by Rabbi Shraga Simmons L'chaim! What's behind the unique mitzvah of getting drunk on Purim?
  • Purim Vs. Yom Kippur

    Purim Vs. Yom Kippur

    by Rabbi Shraga Simmons What?! Purim is actually holier than Yom Kippur?! They didn't teach us THAT in Hebrew school!
  • Mystical Insights of Adar

    Mystical Insights of Adar

    by Rabbi Max Weiman Every Jewish month has its unique kabbalistic power. "Conquering your enemies" is the opportunity of Adar.
  • Seventh of Adar

    Seventh of Adar

    by Rabbi Shraga Simmons Haman picked this day as the best time to plot the destruction of the Jewish people. His calculations left out one crucial thing...
  • From Shushan to Jerusalem

    From Shushan to Jerusalem

    by Yaffa Ganz Purim is the time of sudden reversal, a time to prepare for the rebuilding of eternal Jerusalem.
  • Discovering Jewish Identity

    Discovering Jewish Identity

    by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf When the Jews attended the king's party, they thought it was all just a "good time". Or was it a slap in the face of Jewish culture and tradition?
  • Haman: Heir to Amalek

    Haman: Heir to Amalek

    by Rabbi Shraga Simmons Amalek, the nation that personified evil, insisted that God was absent in the world and everything happened by chance.
  • The Deeper Meaning of Hamentaschen

    The Deeper Meaning of Hamentaschen

    by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Rising above evil on Purim.
  • Principles of the Soul: #7 - Purim, Soul and Your Role in History

    Principles of the Soul: #7 - Purim, Soul and Your Role in History

    by Rabbi Chaim Levine Purim teaches us that nothing is random, and that every soul has a role to play in the Divine tapestry called history.

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