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Creating a Legacy if One Has No Children
Haftorah for a Ta’anis Tzibbur Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Oct 2, 2019
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
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Lomdut of Ta’anit Esther: Rav Aharon Turtzin’s Analysis of...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Mar 1, 2018
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
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Taanit Esther and the Community
It’s always interesting to see how different people can read the same text so very differently, and it is often enlightening to read a text through another’s eyes. Years ago, I...
Feb 22, 2018
By Sarah Rudolph
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Fast of Esther: Convergence
In both phase 1 and phase 2 of defeating Haman (fasting/praying and battling their enemies) there is an emphasis on gathering together. Taanit Esther commemorates both these events. The Maharal explains...
Mar 8, 2017
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
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The Fast of Esther (13th of Adar)
On the 13th of Adar (sometimes the 11th – see explanation below), the Fast of Esther is observed in commemoration of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all Israel....
Feb 13, 2014
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