Tag: Mitzvot of Purim

What can the "push/pull" of Purim teach us about antisemitism? Esther teaches us a strategy that could help us find new ways to antisemitism.

David Harrison April 5, 2024 Holidays Purim

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

Making hamentaschen has been a powerful tradition for me throughout my entire life and brings me tremendous joy.

Elana Neshkes March 5, 2023 Holidays 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

According to a well-known custom, drinking – and drinking to excess – on Purim is required for Jews celebrating the holiday. What is the origin ...

Rabbi David Golinkin, The Schechter Institutes February 5, 2023 Halakhah Learning

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