Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
People are afraid of joy. They are afraid they’ll get out of hand and lose control.
These people haven’t experienced real joy—the joy that comes from doing a mitzvah with all your heart.
Where there is that joy, the Divine Presence can enter. Where there is that joy, there are no pits to fall into, and all obstacles...
Jewish Holidays
The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring).
Jewish Holidays
Queen Esther petitioned the sages to have it included in Scripture. The Men of the Great Assembly then rewrote it.
If you hurt someone’s feelings as a result of a mere slip of the tongue, presumably there is nothing to be sorry for. Presumably it “meant nothing.” Unless, of course, unconscious gestures are even...
Jewish News
Weekend gathering immerses men and women into the richness of Judaism
Noticing his father’s return to a life of wealth, Zalman’s son revived their kinship and stopped by to talk more often.
The Jewish Woman
Have creative fun with your children. Make three clowns to set in a vase for a beautiful seuda center piece.
Jewish Holidays
Each year my wife and I host an alcohol-free Purim seudah (festive afternoon meal) in the heart of Jerusalem for Jewish alcoholics, addicts, and their families.
The names of the Jewish festivals and other dates on the Jewish calendar are all in Hebrew, the Holy Tongue. There is, however, one exception: The festival of Purim.
Sixty Days of Joy
One may not begin prayer in a state of sadness nor sluggishness, not in mockery nor frivolity, not in casual conversation nor empty talk—only in the joy of a mitzvah.
– Talmud, Berachot 31a
Fast of Taanit Esther End Time:
First Print of Rashi
(1475)
Rashi, the most basic commentary on the Torah, was printed for the first time, in Reggio di... Read More »
Passing of the "Rogatchover Prodigy"
(1936)
Rabbi Yosef Rosen, known as the Rogatchover Gaon (Prodigy/Genius), passed away in Vienna on Thursday... Read More »
Passing of the "Chida"
(1806)
Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai, popularly known as the Chida, an acronym of his four names, was a... Read More »
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