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Tag: Megillah
16 Facts about Purim and the Book of Esther
Learn 16 facts about Purim and the Book of Esther, including the language and the context of the megillah in the Tanakh.
Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
March 14, 2024
Esther
Holidays
The Four Mitzvot of Purim
Purim has something for everyone. In celebrating the Purim, our tradition outlines four special mitzvot for the holiday.
Rabbi Becca Walker
February 5, 2023
Food
Holidays
Festivities, Food, and Mitzvot on Purim
Purim is celebrated with days of feasting and merrymaking, and occasion for sending gifts to one another and gifts for the poor.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
February 5, 2023
Food
Holidays
What is Purim and When is it Celebrated?
Purim is about the struggle of identity against assimilation, the value of tolerance, and to live proudly as Jews in an ocean of non-Jews.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
January 31, 2023
Holidays
Purim
