What was so wrong with attending Achashverosh’s feast? A new perspective on what lay behind Haman’s genocidal plot and the Purim miracle.
Purim: Punishment or Natural Consequence?
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Purim: Mordechai the “Jew”
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The word "Jew" is a derivative of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. So why are we all referred to by the name of a single tribe?
Minor Purim: Guaranteeing Victory
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Mordechai and Haman both knew: The children hold the key to victory or failure for the Jewish people. And a little joy goes a long way
Purim: The Winning Argument
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Why did Esther hesitate to petition Achashverosh to save the Jews, and how did Mordechai convince her to do it? An argument with an eternal message.
Zachor: Arguing With Amalekites
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Haman, the “star” of Purim, is a descendant of the Amalekites, the focus of the Torah reading on the Shabbat preceding Purim.
Who are they? What do they signify? And how do we overcome them?
Purim: Purim According to Kabbalah
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How did Haman persuade King Achashverosh to annihilate the Jews? Why did G-d agree? And what was the turning point that changed the course of the story?
The Kabbalistic underpinnings of the Purim Story.