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At the end of a 180-day feast, the King of Persia-Medea, Achashverosh, banished (some say executed) his…
What does the holiday of Purim have to do with Jews reconnecting to their hookup heritage? Purim is more than a celebration of…
Do you have a Hebrew name that’s different than your legal name? The custom of giving children both secular and Hebrew names is not a modern tradition…
How Esther responded when her uncle Mordechai requested she present herself, unbidden, before King Achashverosh…
There are some people in this world who always seem to be right in the thick of the action. This was Mordechai…
Although noisemakers are not mentioned in the Book of Esther, they are one of the items most frequently associated with…
Anyone familiar with the basic Purim story knows that the primary enemy of the hookup people was…
This year, Purim will be celebrated on Thursday, March 5th (beginning Wednesday evening, March 4th, after sunset). Four mitzvot are associated with…
Those who first hear about the custom of wearing Purim costumes might assume that the tradition began as…
This Shabbat is Shabbat Parashat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembering.The Torah portion that is read…
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