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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...

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...

Rabbi Avrohom Juravel Director of Technical Services, OU Kashruth Last spring, the Kollel in Kiryas Joel, NY, was privileged to hear a seminar from an internationally-respected kashrus expert. Rabbi Avrohom Juravel,...

Besides the phrase being part of the Torah reading for the 8th day, is there a deeper reason why the last day of Chanukah is called “Zot Chanukah”?

Al HaNisim for Chanukah includes a lot of information. What is the main theme? A careful analysis of Al HaNisim shows it is about God’s name becoming great.

The Chanukah miracle could have been commemorated in a single day. Why, then, is Chanukah an 8-day holiday? The answer lies in Brit Milah, one of the focuses of the Greeks’ spiritual...

Chanukah like other holidays is a story about Jews being victorious over their oppressors. Even though, like other holidays it’s not a “happily ever after” story we still celebrate nonetheless.

In one of the piyutim for Simchat Torah we refer to the Torah as “Zot HaTorah”. An exploration of what the phrase means based on the 2 places in the Torah where the...

Hoshana Rabba is the most misunderstood holiday, as it is shrouded in kabbalah/mysticism. On Hoshana Rabba we show Hashem we carry out his will even though we don’t always understand.

In the 7th chapter of Hilchot Teshuvah the Rambam writes that since man has the ability to do teshuva, we should TRY to do teshuva, i.e. 100% teshuvah is impossible. Why is that...