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Adar 23 5781 | Rabbi Shlomo Katz
Chassidic Tales with Rav Shlomo Katz A Zonenfeld Recommendation
In the time that the great Chief Rabbi, Reb Yosef Chaim Zonenfeld, was approached by a new school for a letter of recommendation and he asked them a deep and insightful question, if they felt that their institution could produce Moshiach?
Chassidic Tales
2 min
Adar 23 5781 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
based on ruling 80099 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts Refund for Bar Mitzva Cancelled Due to Covid – part I
P'ninat Mishpat The Coronavirus Pandemic
Adar 23 5781 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
Igrot Hare’aya, Letter #18 – part I The Need to Be Connected to our Past
Igrot Hare’aya
Adar 23 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
The Great People Who Could
It would have been wise for the Egyptians,to have developed some of our forefathers into fine craftsmen who could have contributed to society. This would have come in handy for us, especially when we had the necessity to build the Mishkan. I Yet, I am unaware of statements of Chazal that speak of the artisans of the Mishkan having such training, and the p’sukim imply the opposite.
Vayakhel Parashat Hashavua
Adar 23 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Adding a Shabbat Candle after Forgetting
I am a man living alone. Last week, I forgot to light Shabbat candles. Must I light an extra one from now on?
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Purim & The Month of Adar

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Adar 16 5781 | Rabbi Shmuel Holshtein
The Awesome Power of Purim
t is known that the most important aspect of the holiday of Purim is happiness and joy – and sometimes, the very insight into Divine Providence alone is more joyous even than rescue and salvation!
The Happiness in Purim
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Ari Shvat
Irony & Hashem's "Sense of Humor" as Basics in Purim and Jewish Thought!
The Maharal, Rav Kook and others teach of the central theme on Purim of "Overturning"= V'Nahafoch Hu", but the question is: why is this so important? The class suggests 8 reasons why this concept is what convinced Yitro to convert to Judaism, and why this "boomerang" shows not only the irony and humor of God's history, but is so basic to understanding Judaism, justice, philosophy and more.
The Essence of Purim
44 min
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Hooray for Haman!
Sometimes, alas, our enemies get it right. Haman hit the proverbial nail on the head when he described the Jews (Esther 3:8) as a "disjointed, disunified, dispersed" People.
Purim in Our Time
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Purim Is Here - What Do I Do?
The Laws of Purim
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Myths, the Megila and Moshiach
As in many aspects of Jewish life, myths abound concerning the Purim story. One of those myths portray Achashverosh as a harmless, bumbling old fool, pulled to and fro by his wives and advisors. Yet Gemara Megila makes it abundantly clear that Achashverosh hated the Jews no less - perhaps even more! - than did Haman.
The Essence of Purim
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
What Happens When Purim Falls on Shabbos?
When do we distribute shalach manos and matanos la’evyonim on different days? When do we distribute shalach manos and matanos la’evyonim on different days? When do we distribute shalach manos and matanos la’evyonim on different days? How can one bensch on the Purim Seudah without saying Al hanissim?
The Laws of Purim
Adar 13 5781 | Yaakov Asher Sinclair
Will You Throw Away Your Mask This Purim?
Sometimes rather than endangering lives, throwing away your mask can save lives. A message for Purim.
The Essence of Purim
3 min
Adar 11 5781 |
Purim Meshulash - What is it About?
So what is Purim HaMeshulash all about? What makes it different from every other Purim? Watch r' Odded Miller explaining.
The Laws of Purim
0 min
Adar 11 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Hearing the Megilla for Those Who Cannot Go to Shul
If one who is not a ba’al koreh cannot make it to shul to hear Megillat Esther, how else can he fulfill the mitzva of hearing it?
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Rabbi Daniel Mann
Purim Meshulash
Could you please review some of the rules and rationale of the practices of Purim Meshulash (Triple Purim) in Yerushalayim?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions The Laws of Purim
Adar 10 5781 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
The Seeds of Unification
Megillat Esther calls Mordechai a “Judean man” and “son of Yair son of Shimi son of Kish, a Benjaminite.” The gemara is bothered by the apparent contradiction; one of its answers is that while he was genealogically from Binyamin, the people of Yehuda would argue that they deserve the credit for him because, as a descendent of Shimi, had David Hamelech killed Shimi ben Geira, Mordechai would not have been born.
The Essence of Purim Parashat Hashavua
Adar 7 5781 | Rabbi Ari Shvat
How to Understand Murdering Amalek & Other Mitzvot which Seem "Immoral"?
Every moral & thinking Jew has asked questions about certain mitzvot which don't seem to "jive" with the morality of God & the Torah itself! Rav Kook, as usual, bravely deals with these issues, & explains that "eternity" means that the Torah also had to be relevant to the primitive world in which it was given 3,300 yrs. ago. He differentiates between some actions, like slavery & bigamy, that had to be "allowed" temporarily in the ancient reality, but were never obligated. Nevertheless, 2 obligations (!) which seem "immoral" are regarding Amalek (killing & remembering-Zachor), & conquering the Land of Israel. But upon a closer look, they aren't immoral at all! When we lack prophets & Sanhedrin, the God Who runs History solves many problems!
Amaleck Observing Mitzvot
41 min
Adar 5 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Why Is Purim Filled With So Many "Mems?"
t can't be coincidence that all the Mitzvot of Purim start with a Mem: Megila (reading); Mishloach Manot (that's a double!); Matanot L'evyonim; Mishteh (the Purim Seuda) and Machatzit Ha-Shekel (giving 1/2 shekels in remembrance of the gifts to the Bet HaMikdash). What is going on here?
The Essence of Purim
Adar 2 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Bottled Up
Yair give Avi Champagne by mistake on Purim. Does Avi have to compensate Yair for the bottle of champagne?
Purim & The Month of Adar
Shvat 25 5781 | Rabbi Michael Linetsky
Happy Birthday
When we are little, nothing excites us more than that long awaited birthday. As we et older, that blissful excitement quietly dwindles.But this is not how we should see such a joyous day!
Amaleck
Tevet 3 5780 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
At the Shabbat Table Accident by Design
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Adar 10 5780 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
At the Shabbat Table Unjust Desserts
The man who sent a mud cake for mishloach manot and the cake made its way to...
The Laws of Purim Theft and Damage
Adar 12 5780 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
Guidelines for Hearing the Megillah for People in Quarantine
Guidelines written in response to inquiries from people who are in quarantine due to potential Coronavirus infection, and to inquiries from communities in the Diaspora where local authorities have forbidden public gatherings in places such as synagogues.
The Laws of Purim
Adar 2 5780 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
At the Shabbat Table Peace Plan
The Laws of Purim Honesty
Adar 1 5780 | Rabbi Ari Shvat
How can eradicating Amalek be a moral action?
A few minutes from the full shiur "How to Understand the Seemingly “Out-Dated” Mitzvot".
Amaleck
7 min