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The Request Esther Does Not Make Achashverosh, undoubtedly influenced by Hashem, grants Esther no less than five requests. The logic behind her first four requests
June 22, 2025
The Request Esther Does Not Make Achashverosh, undoubtedly influenced by Hashem, grants Esther no less than five requests. The logic behind her first four requests
Part I The Torah (Shemot 16:22 with Rashi) records that in the midbar, two portions of manna fell on Fridays. The Gemara (Shabbat 117b) writes
Revach VaHatzala Yaamod LaYehudim Unforgettably, Mordechai (4:14) is certain that the Jewish people will somehow be rescued from Esther even if she refuses to appear
A Dangerous Request Esther’s demand for a three-day fast seems excessive and dangerous. Indeed, the Rama (Orach Chaim 624:5, citing the Ohr Zarua) objects to
Clinching Haman’s Fate Charvona—one of Achashverosh’s advisors—abruptly enters the scene at the end of the tension-filled seventh chapter of Megillat Esther. He shows the gigantic
The Danger of Thinking Everything Is Good It is fascinating that the word ra (evil) does not appear in the first six chapters of Megillat
Megillah Pesukim Read Aloud Hands down, this is my favorite Sephardic Purim practice. But first, a little background… As is well known, the Rama (Orach
Rav Daniel Osher Kleinman (Teshuvot Bigdei Chamudot Yoreh Deah 107:9), a great Talmid Chacham who resides in Brooklyn, asserts that when shaving using a trimmer,
New Jersey Jewish Nobility I trained for my role as a Rabbanut-recognized get administrator (Mesader Gittin) from 1991 through 1993, viewing dozens of Batei Din
A Bold Prediction In January 1990, I served as a scholar-in-residence at a shabbaton at the Young Israel of West Hempstead, held by the organization
Rav Judah Mischel tells the following story about the Lubavitcher Rebbe: In May 1957, the small fledgling community in Kfar Chabad—founded by Russian Lubavitcher immigrants—was
The following thoughts emerged from discussions from the beautiful Shabbat surrounding the Shalom Zachor of my beloved grandson, Yeshaya Naftali, on the Shabbat of Parshat
