Emcheh Versus Timcheh: A Major Hashkafic Point Many years ago, I merited speaking with Rav Reuven Feinstein. He noted that Sefer Shemot (17:14) states that
Purim marks the miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from the genocidal plot of Haman. Beyond its festive customs and joyous celebrations lies a profound
Things in Shushan appeared to be humming along. Seventy years earlier, Yerushalayim fell to the invading Babylonian armies, and we scattered across the Middle East.
There are four types of people in the world: Those who prepare their mishloach manos many days before Purim; those who prepare the day before
Veha’ir Shushan Navocha The Jews of Shushan were confused. They considered Shushan and the Persian empire their home and viewed themselves as central to its
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: What should we know about the transition from Shabbat to Purim this year (outside Yerushalayim)?
The heiligeh Rebbe Dovid of Dinov was a brilliant scholar, charismatic darshan and miracle worker. The son of Reb Zvi Elimelech, the Bnei Yisaschar, he
I wrote about this last year, but I am writing about it again as I have more sources to share. First, let us discuss the
The first word in Parshat Vayikra seems strange in the way it’s written. Instead of writing the whole word, Vayikra, in the same size font,
I always wanted to learn martial arts as a child, but my parents didn’t let me. They were afraid I would use it on my
Cleaning ladies—don’t even get me started! Once, or maybe twice a week, she is welcomed into my house to decide where everything should go and
If you were asked to rank the days in the Jewish calendar in order of importance, where would you place Purim? Probably not at the
