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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....
That's Sukkot. Now, you might know it as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Festival of Booths. It's a time of harvest celebration and remembrance of the Israelites' journey through t...
He’s painted them as law-breakers, as different, as a threat to the kingdom. Basically, the worst sales pitch ever. But then, bam! God steps in—in a manner of speaking, that is. As...
The infamous villain of the Purim story, the one who plotted to annihilate the Jewish people in ancient Persia. But have you ever stopped to consider the sheer audacity of his argu...
It’s a feeling that echoes through history, and one that’s chillingly captured in the story of Esther. Imagine this: you are a hidden Jew in the Persian court, your people scattere...
That's the situation facing the Jews in the story of Esther. We often think of Purim as a joyous holiday, full of costumes and noisemakers. But beneath the surface lies a story of ...
The story of Esther in the Megillah, the Book of Esther, wrestles with just that. But it's not just her story; it's about the fate of an entire people, hanging in the balance. Esth...
We all know the story of Purim. But have you ever stopped to think about the sheer physical and emotional toll it must have taken on her? According to Legends of the Jews, Ginzberg...
We all know he plotted to annihilate the Jewish people in ancient Persia. But the Legends of the Jews, that incredible collection of rabbinic tales compiled by Louis Ginzberg, give...
