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Purim Study
Who Was Zeresh?
Zeresh’s name appears twice in the Book of Esther, both times as an advisor to her husband.
Zeresh’s name appears twice in the Book of Esther, both times as an advisor to her husband.
Purim & the Transformation of Madness
“The Chanukah thing,” he says, “I pretty much got down. It’s about rationalism. But what’s with Purim and the Persians?” “It’s just the opposite,” I answered. “It’s about chaos and the totally random.”
“The Chanukah thing,” he says, “I pretty much got down. It’s about rationalism. But what’s with Purim and the Persians?” “It’s just the opposite,” I answered. “It’s about chaos and the totally random.”
Esther: Paradigm of Self-Sacrifice
Let’s take a step back and look at the context of the Purim story.
Let’s take a step back and look at the context of the Purim story.
If someone is coming to kill you, rise against him to kill him first
— Talmud, Sanhedrin 72a
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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