Queen Esther’s Rosh Chodesh Message
Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event
“Palace Intrigue”: The Ben Ish Chai Illuminates Charvona’s Well-Timed...
Why is Achashverosh’s insomnia the turning point in the megillah – after Haman parades Mordechai around Mordechai goes back to sitting and fasting, there’s still a decree!?! Why do we say...
Haman Knew Learning About Korbanot is Like Bringing Them,...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Who Wrote Megillat Esther? The Sharp Analysis of the...
The Megillah clearly states that Esther and Mordechai wrote the megillah. How could the Gemara say that Anshei Knesset HaGedolah wrote Megilat Esther? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Adar Mazal Dagim: The Chasam Sofer Unmasks the Joy...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Megillat Esther: The Astounding Finding of the Name of...
The Gemara makes a drasha on a pasuk in Yeshayahu: “תחת הנעצוץ יעלה ברוש ותחת הסרפד יעלה הדס והיה ה’ לשם”. The Gemara says ברוש refers to Mordechai, הדס refers to...
Shekalim: Rav Yisroel of Shklov Gives over the Revolutionary...
Why do we derive the melachot of Shabbos from the mishkan – we don’t keep shabbos because of the Mishkan, we keep Shabbos because Hashem rested on the 7th day? Shiur...
Haman Tries to Combat the Joy of the Siyum...
Why does it use the phrase “when Adar enters”? Why does it say we increase our joy when Adar comes rather than just say we should be happy in Adar? Why isn’t...
Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’simcha: The Joy of Being a...
Why do we mention the verse of “ליהודים היתה אורה” in Havdalah? Why does Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha begin from Shabbos Mevarchim? Why does the Megillah end off by telling us...
The Unusual Ancient Tu B’shevat Custom of Worms Reveals...
In Worms, the custom on Tu B’Shevat was that yeshivot were closed. Why? How does the custom reveal the essence of the day? Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
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