That ubiquitous word “kosher” (כשר), where does it come from? We all should recognize this root from the Megillah. At verse 8:5, Esther asks the

Part II We are in the middle of a story from Counsel to the President (1991) by Clark Clifford, who was an official in the

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After the Birkat Hamazon, and before “lo lanu” and the other texts of the fourth cup, the widespread custom is to recite a selection of

The term “Shabbat HaGadol,” first appears in the 12th century in works attributed to the school of Rashi: Sefer HaOrah, Siddur Rashi and Sefer HaPardes.

The purpose of this article is to point to variations in the name of the 54 parshiyot. In the past few centuries, the names have

ארוסין: This word has its origin in Tanach, where it is always spelled with a “sin.” E.g., ארשׂ (Deuteronomy 20:7). Many words were spelled with

In my youth, I went to SAR and Ramaz. I was always taught that Hebrew had a 22 letter alphabet. I did not go to

There is a widespread erroneous belief that Esther and Mordechai were uncle and niece. Where does this belief come from? Before we discuss the earliest

I recently came across three such lists. I am going to choose my top 10 from the various lists, in no particular order: 1. Opium

First, I will provide a general overview of the widely occurring root ענה. It has four different meanings: 1) respond, 2) sing, 3) afflict, and

The word עונן seems to describe a type of divination. Sometimes, the individual practicing it is called an עונן and other times a מעונן. I