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We're diving into a curious custom observed in the month of Siwan (roughly May-June), a time closely associated with Shavuot, the celebration of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai....
Not inside a synagogue, not in the comfort of their homes, but out in the open, exposed and vulnerable. They brought the Aron Kodesh, the Ark, containing the very scroll of the law...
A shadow loomed large over the Jewish community. Haman, the king's wicked advisor, had plotted their annihilation. Mordecai, a righteous leader, knew that only divine intervention ...
The Jewish tradition offers some pretty powerful ways to navigate those moments, drawing strength from the stories of our ancestors. Imagine Esther, poised to enter the court of Ki...
We all know the happy ending, the costumes, the graggers (noisemakers), and the hamantaschen (three-cornered pastries). But let’s pull back the curtain for a moment and look at the...
We all know the story of Mordecai and Haman. Haman, the villainous advisor to the king, plots to annihilate the Jews, and Mordecai, the righteous leader, stands in his way. In Lege...
Ten of them served as governors in various provinces, according to Legends of the Jews. But their fate? Not so enviable. Ten of them died along with their father, and the other ten...
Our tradition teaches that wisdom isn't just something you're born with. It's something you actively seek, something you pray for, something you might even… fast for. The Midrash M...
It's about how we learn and what we do with that knowledge. Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Proverbs, offers some beautiful insights into t...
