Purim 394 articles

To our esteemed rabbis and community leaders: As you know, I have been alerting the community of the increasing problem of alcohol abuse and marijuana smoking among Jewish adolescents. It is...

Chocolate Heaven for Purim As my kids get older, their interest in what to wear for Purim has taken a decidedly odd turn. Long gone are the cute little Haman and...

The entire month of Adar should be devoted to expressions of joy with Purim as its climax. We celebrate in numerous ways, including reading the Megilla, offering prayers of thanksgiving, sharing...

The miracles we celebrate on other holidays were overt miracles, therefore we say Hallel on those days. Purim, on the other hand, was a hidden miracle and therefore we say a...

We Jews have been accused of many things over the centuries but not valuing knowledge, and not striving to distinguish between good and evil have not been amongst them.  The rabbis...

And it was in the days of Achashverosh – the Achashverosh who ruled from Hodu to Kush – one hundred and twenty provinces. (Megilat Esther 1:1) 1.     The messages of...

A fun and real look at Purim with a bit of Ki Tisa. The connection between Ki Tisa, the half shekel, and Purim is the theme of unity.

The word olam (world) is from he’elam – hidden. This because God can be found everywhere in the world but is hidden – we have to look for Him. Purim demonstrates God’s hidden...

When Esther takes the 1st step to save the Jews is when God began the redemption process just like when I took the first step towards fixing my own flat. Parshat...

The Rav provides insight into the Purim miracle, how the human role in history is reflected by the megillah, and the distinctive roles which humans play in the greater historical drama. For part 1,...