Purim

It’s common knowledge that Adar is the happiest of all months. But why should it be? True, it contains Purim in it, & Purim is indeed filled with fun & food, single malt & masquerades. But does that make it the happiest?

It troubles me that I often daydream and/or doze off for a few words during Megilla reading. Do I fulfill the mitzva under those circumstances?

How to understand murdering Amalek & other Mitzvot which seem "immoral"?

Sometimes rather than endangering lives, throwing away your mask can save lives. A message for Purim.

Purim is A festival where we celebrate the murdering of Amalek. Is it a normal Jewish deed to glorify murderers?

We find in this month both life and death, beginning and end. Birth and life on the one hand, loss and destruction on the other.

Additional joy serves as an expression of appreciation toward the Almighty for the miracles He performed on our behalf.

But can we be commanded to be happy? Is happiness a state of mind that is divinely imposed upon us - with or without our consent - or is there some secret to attaining this gift of joy?

The knowledge that there exists a small and minor Purim is itself a heartening message. Good tidings do not always burst upon the scene suddenly.