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Is Purim One of 613 Mitzvot?
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Why Does Eliyahu Hanavi Make So Many Guest Appearances...
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By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
![The Stunning Question of Pri Chadash About the Legislation of Purim – The Two Approaches to Learning: Iyun & Bekiyu...](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_738917723-scaled.jpeg)
The Stunning Question of Pri Chadash About the Legislation...
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By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
![We Can Never Separate From Purim!](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_239361624-scaled.jpeg)
We Can Never Separate From Purim!
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![Brief Encounters With the Yetzer Hara and Purim](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_430119172-scaled.jpeg)
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Quite unexpectedly, the Gemara in Kiddushin seems to depict a temporary type of yetzer hara, as a “menuval she paga ba – an evil entity that pierced you.” Yet on the same page it’s...
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By Steven Genack
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Rav Yonasan Eibeshutz Uncovers the Mitzvah That All History...
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By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
![Purim and the Power of Prayer – Entering the Beis Hamikdash Daily](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_97779592-scaled.jpeg)
Purim and the Power of Prayer – Entering the...
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By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
![Purim 5784: Yerushalayim Yearning](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_386912646-scaled.jpeg)
Purim 5784: Yerushalayim Yearning
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein A recurring theme in all of Tanach is the centrality of Eretz Yisroel. each sefer takes place either within Eretz Yisroel or is about...
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Mordechai vs. Haman – How to Lay Claim to...
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By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
![The Machlokes Rambam and Tosfos Regarding Shehechiyanu on the Day Reading of the Megillah](https://www.ou.org/holidays/files/AdobeStock_74023893-scaled.jpeg)
The Machlokes Rambam and Tosfos Regarding Shehechiyanu on the...
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