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The OU’s Ot Yomit
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Esther the Psychologist
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By Rabbi Steven Weil
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Parshat Tzav 5771: Torah Tidbits Audio
How did Esther have authority to ask the Jews to fast on Pesach? Why does Esther phrase her request as fast “on me” similar to the way Rivka says to Yaakov that the curse...
Mar 17, 2011
By Phil Chernofsky
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Purim 5771: Part III – Hashavat Aveida
Purim and the Mitzva of Hashavat Aveida (returning a lost object): Why do the terms lost (ibud), return (l’hashiv), & seek (l’vakesh) appear so many times in the megillah? For part 1 click...
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By Esther Wein
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Purim 5771: Part II (Esther Wein)
The Malach Hamavet and Besamim: Why is Purim so elemental and limitless that it is rooted in the beginning of time (etz hada’at). Why is it the only holiday that will exist when...
Mar 12, 2011
By Esther Wein
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Purim 5771: Part I (Esther Wein)
Purim as the only chag of the End of Days. The megillah is chronologically the last book in Tanach since it its culmination just as Pesach is the beginning. That is...
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By Esther Wein
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The Art of Being Happy
The megillah is full of sad people who don’t know what to do with their sadness. When a woman is happy her whole house is happy. How do we make the...
Feb 17, 2011
By Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi
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Layehudim Hayta Oorah
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Purim and Yom Kippur: An Odd Couple?
On their face, there could not be two more unlikely holidays to wed than Yom Kippur and Purim. Even the youngest child knows that Purim is a holiday meant for fun...
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By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
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Diabetes Myths and Realities and a Beef Skillet Supper
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