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Purim is the festival that, more than any other in our calendar, epitomises מַלְכוּת, malchut – G-d’s kingship. The word הַמֶּלֶךְ (“the king”) appears 182 times throughout the Megillah, and indeed, ...
Just in Time for Purim, author Ilan Sendowski is publishing “Court Intrigue: The Man Who Refused to Kneel.” Sendowski’s book offers a fresh perspective on the timeless story of Megillat Esther. This ...
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...
Purim is an extraordinary festival in the Jewish calendar. It can be distinguished from all the other festivals by the character that it was granted in later generations, but mainly by its most ...
The Baal Shem Tov has often been quoted as saying that everything we see and hear has the potential to teach us significant things along our spiritual journey. The message, however, may not always be ...
What kind of feminist was Esther? The premise of the question is absurd for Esther’s time surely, but how do we celebrate her as a hero today with our current sensibilities? In what seem like ...
The Sages understood that Esther’s demand that Purim be established as a national holiday and that the Megillah be included in the writings of the Bible was in fact valid. The Talmud, in tractate ...
NSHA Middle School students are pictured with Dr. Paul Brody (back row, third from left), Middle School Principal Rabbi Adam Acobas (fourth from right) and Head of School Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin (far ...
Dr. Paul Brody (left) and Head of School Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin (right) are surrounded by students. (Photos by Daniel Aghalarian) North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) middle schoolers will celebrate a ...
From Haifa to Dimona, women are gathering to unfurl the Megillah and let Queen Esther’s voice come through. The feeling, for me and every woman who participates, is that a woman’s reading brings the ...
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