The Month of Adar: Clearing the Table

Mitzvot that Seem Outdated

Ask the rabbi: purim is fast approaching – what do I do?

Ask the rabbi: how many "Purims" have there been?

Starting Anew on Purim

October 7th and Purim 5784

The Exile: What it Takes for Israel to Re-accept the Torah

The Joy of Purim

Purim in the Eyes of Our Generation

To Live a New Life!

Women and Reading Megillah

Civil War? Don’t Make Me Laugh!

From Redemption to Redemption: Purim & Pesah

Something interesting about the Jewish month of Adar: In some years there is one Adar, while in leap years, there are two consecutive Adars. This raises the question: In which Adar is Purim celebrated in leap years? The answer is: in the Adar that immediately precedes the month of Nissan, and not the earlier Adar. This is in order that Purim can be commemorated as close to Pesah as possible. The reason this is so important has to do with the inherent link between the Redemption of Purim and that of Pesah.

What Mordechai Discovered When He Returned to Shushan

Scholars of the Bible and Rabbinic writings know that the Scroll of Esther took place at roughly the same time as the beginning of the Book of Ezra...During that period, only a small minority of the Jewish People moved back to the Land: just over 43,000 people. The others did not heed the prophetic call, and preferred to remain with the fleshpots and other enjoyments of the exile... But this raises a well-known question: Why did Mordechai HaYehudi, the great righteous man, remain in Shushan, when he had a chance to return to our Holy Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Holy Temple? Actually, we read in the Book of Ezra (2,2), that Mordechai was one of the leaders of those who did return to the Land of Israel – which means that he later returned to Shushan! Why did he do this?...

What Mordechai Discovered When He Returned to Shushan

Scholars of the Bible and Rabbinic writings know that the Scroll of Esther took place at roughly the same time as the beginning of the Book of Ezra...During that period, only a small minority of the Jewish People moved back to the Land: just over 43,000 people. The others did not heed the prophetic call, and preferred to remain with the fleshpots and other enjoyments of the exile... But this raises a well-known question: Why did Mordechai HaYehudi, the great righteous man, remain in Shushan, when he had a chance to return to our Holy Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Holy Temple? Actually, we read in the Book of Ezra (2,2), that Mordechai was one of the leaders of those who did return to the Land of Israel – which means that he later returned to Shushan! Why did he do this?...

You Are No Less Than All Those Who Ruled The World

It's interesting that "Arur Haman" and "Baruch Mordechai" have the same numeric value, but what is the depth of this idea?

Ok – What Is the Real Deal About Hamantashen??!!

Q&A: Drinking Wine

I wanted to ask, what should I do on Purim since I don’t really like wine?

Is There A New Israel?

In the Purim story, Achashverosh, Ahasuerus, dresses himself as the High Priest in the Holy Temple. What did he hope to gain by doing this?

Why Esther Insisted It Be "Megillat ESTHER"

Beyond the sanctity of the pious and righteous ones is that of Clal Yisrael.