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by Rabbi Doniel Baron
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
At Home in Jerusalem PODCAST
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Status-seeking underlies Haman's intense hatred of the Jews.
by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff
Bond in unity and stand up as proud Jews.
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
The response to a world filled with anti-Semitism must be pride, not submission.
by Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale
by Sara Debbie Gutfreund
Queen Esther shows us how to overcome our obstacles and move forward, despite our fears.
Purim’s message for confronting today’s anti-Semitism.
Persia is today’s Iran, our present day Haman who seeks our destruction.
by Karen Wolfers Rapaport
Queen Esther’s transformation from a passive, quiet young lady to an active, courageous heroine.
Like Queen Esther, we can channel our pain towards greatness.
by Miriam Kosman
Purim and the war against meaning.
by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld
When love transcends understanding.
by Orit Esther Riter, Author of the Daily Dose of Emuna
There’s an Esther, Haman and Mordechai in all of us.
Like Solomon Northup, Esther could not reveal her true identity.
How to find God.
by Rabbi David Fohrman
A startling 6-part series that reveals the profound relevance of Purim.
And the Oscar goes to Mordechai…. and you!
What is the meaning of laughter?
Sometimes one inch can lead to a mile. Purim shows us how.
by Rabbi Daniel Rose
Purim’s focus on remembering reveals the answer.
The marked inactivity of the Purim story’s main characters holds the key to the story.
by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Purim is unfolding again right before our very eyes. How can we go about business as usual?
Startling parallels between ancient Persia and Israel’s predicament today.
by Rabbi Ari Kahn
The deeper meaning behind dressing up in costumes on Purim.
by Rabbi Mark Spiro
Understanding why we get intoxicated on Purim.
Coincidence is God's way of choosing to remain anonymous.
by Libi Astaire
Why Purim best expressed their loyalty to their Jewish heritage.
by Rabbi Dovid Zauderer
Haman hits the bull's-eye of this perplexing Jewish problem.
Understanding the Hebrew word "teva" sheds light on the story of Purim.
by Dina Coopersmith
How far would you go to save your child?
by Aliza Kramer
Perhaps this is the 'big moment' you were created for.
by Paysach Freedman
Amalek had a vested interest in attacking the Jewish people, whose very existence proved the existence of God to the world.
by Rabbi Efim Svirsky
Exploring four central themes of Purim.
by Emuna Braverman
Queen Esther shows us how we can all be heroes.
by Janet S. Sunness, M.D.
Fascinating connections between Esther and the biblical figures of Sarah, Joseph and Saul.
by Rabbi Eytan Feiner
Exploring the Purim/Yom Kippur contrast.
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
Esther was a lonely orphan who developed within herself the unusual qualities of piercing through veils and touching all hearts.
The character of Queen Vashti in the Purim story helps us define what it means to be a hero or a villain.
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
It seems a bit funny, but getting drunk on Purim can be a spiritual experience.
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
Purim changed our relationship to God from being driven by fear to being driven by love.
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?
by David Carasso
Purim's jackpot teaches that all of life is rigged.
L'chaim! What's behind the unique mitzvah of getting drunk on Purim?
Purim is holier than Yom Kippur? They didn’t teach that in Hebrew school!
by Rabbi Max Weiman
Every Jewish month has its unique kabbalistic power. "Conquering your enemies" is the opportunity of Adar.
Haman picked this day as the best time to plot the destruction of the Jewish people. His calculations left out one crucial thing...
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