Purim 394 articles

Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Purim is unique among the holidays, for, as Chazal tell us, while all the other holidays will be nullified after the arrival of Moshiach, Purim (and...

Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com. Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein Most of us are familiar with the law that states, “A man should become intoxicated on Purim to the point of...

Ta’anit Esther this year will be Thursday, March 9th. What time does the fast begin and when does it end? The fast begins when one goes to sleep at night, unless...

The Sefat Emet says that each of the 3 regalim has a parallel. Purim (when we willingly accepted the Torah) parallels Shavuot (when we were forced to accept the Torah). L’Ilui...

A careful reading of the 4th chapter shows how the events in this chapter shed light on the other events in the Megillah.

Why should we want to be confused between cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai? Why not just command us to bless Haman? What is the connection between Purim and Yom HakipPURIM?

The underlying meaning of v’nahafoch hu is that what initially is perceived as a cause is really an effect, and what seems to be an effect is really the cause. Haman...

In most years, Shabbat Zachor coincides with Parshat Tetzaveh. What is the connection between them? What is the logic behind the order of the topics in parshiyot Terumah and Tetzaveh?

Why do we specifically fulfill the commandment to remember what Amalek did (zachor) on the Shabbat before Purim? Why not on a different day, for example, on Taanit Esther? Delivered in...

Rava said, It is one’s duty levasumei, to make oneself fragrant on Purim until one cannot tell the difference between ‘arur Haman’ (cursed be Haman) and ‘baruch Mordechai’ (blessed be...