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Advanced Study
Essays on various Purim subjects
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The Pur of Purim
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher RebbeWhat's the story with those "lots" anyway? Why did Haman cast them, and why do we make such a big deal out of them? The parallels and differences between Purim and Yom Kippur 4 Comments |  |
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The Thousand Year Difference
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher RebbeAs formulated at Sinai, the contract between G‑d and Israel contained certain vulnerabilities. It was only nine-and-a-half centuries later that our acceptance of the Torah was established upon an unshakable foundation. |  |
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A Singular People
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher RebbeFemale light, Jewish joy, a different kind of sacrifice and two black boxes |  |
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A Feast and a Fast
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher RebbeWhat the Jews ate, why Esther fasted, and what are the Garments of Nature? |  |
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Esther's Story The two versions of Purim
By Yanki TauberOriginally, there were two different conceptions of how the miracle of Purim should be commemorated, propagated by the two heroes and founders of Purim, Mordechai and Esther 1 Comment |  |
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Love in the Ice Age
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher RebbeIf a cold and dark world mutes the light of G-d and dulls our minds and hearts, it only accentuates the most basic and essential element of our relationship: the bond between the physical self of man and the quintessential being of G-d 1 Comment |  |
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