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Purim 394 articles

Jewish Holidays

Purim commemorates our salvation from Haman. We read Megilat Esther, eat a festive meal, send mishloach manot (gifts) to friends and matanot l’evyonim (gifts to the poor)

Esther’s Royal Purim Payback
Esther’s Royal Purim Payback
At first blush, Megilas Esther reads deceptively simply, but on further scrutiny many of the pesukim are actually quite hard to translate in a way that ‘makes sense’ in English, without...
Mar 4, 2020
By Barry Yaffe
Raise a Glass: Purim
Raise a Glass: Purim
Why do we drink wine on Purim?
Mar 3, 2020
By Harry Rothenberg
Shabbat Zachor: Purim’s Prescient Paradigm
Shabbat Zachor: Purim’s Prescient Paradigm
  Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 3, 2020, 7 Adar 5780
Mar 3, 2020
By Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
Purim 5780
Purim 5780
Mar 2, 2020
By Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein
Amalek Psychology
Amalek Psychology
Mar 2, 2020
By Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer
Watch Out for Haman – Part 2
Watch Out for Haman – Part 2
Rebbe Meir’s Garments of Light To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Feb 26, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Watch Out for Haman – Part 1
Watch Out for Haman – Part 1
Rav Sherira Gaon Unmasks the Intrigue of Haman’s Plot To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Feb 26, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Vilna Gaon Inflames Your Soul for Purim
The Vilna Gaon Inflames Your Soul for Purim
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Feb 24, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
The Purim Story Like Never Before
The Purim Story Like Never Before
Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz strikes again! To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Feb 18, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
Is It Time to Start Preparing For Purim Yet?
Is It Time to Start Preparing For Purim Yet?
To receive source sheets for any of Rabbi Glatstein’s shiurim, please email rabbiglatsteinsourcesheets@gmail.com Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Feb 18, 2020
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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