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by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Summing up the Purim holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.
by Rabbi Avraham Goldhar
A big picture overview capturing the meaning and joy of the holiday.
by Rabbi David Fohrman
The quick scoop on Judaism’s most enigmatic holiday.
by Adina Soclof, MS. CCC-SLP
Giving your teens helpful, safe guidelines.
by Rabbi Mordechai Becher
A primer on the history and meaning of Purim.
by Emuna Braverman
Experience the freedom of stepping out of that carefully manicured version of ourselves and let your raw, unguarded, complicated, flawed self through.
by Shira Cohen-Regev
Celebrating our deliverance from the clutches of evil.
by Rabbi Ken Spiro
Another feast celebrating God's abandonment of Israel puts in motion a plot to annihilate the Jews.
A detailed summary of the Purim story - the next best thing to reading the whole megillah by yourself.
How to take off your mask and show the real you. (2 min.)
by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
A quick play-by-play recounting of the Purim story - how Mordechai and Esther pulled off the save of the century.
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
Purim teaches us to appreciate the world's awesome beauty, amidst so much chaos and horror.
The key points of history show how easily the mighty can fall, and how survival of the Jews depends on a connection to God.
by Rabbi Avi Geller
The Book of Esther, based on the Talmud, Midrash and commentary of the Malbim.
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