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Ki Tisa
By the Numbers
Haman in the Bible
Haman was the evil Persian prime minister who schemed to have the Jews killed. He fell before Queen Esther and Mordecai, heroes of the Purim party.
Haman was the evil Persian prime minister who schemed to have the Jews killed. He fell before Queen Esther and Mordecai, heroes of the Purim party.
Eleven Purim Traditions for You and Your Family
Beyond the bare bones requirements, a wealth of customs have grown around this joyous day. Here are some, ranging from the well-known to the more obscure.
Beyond the bare bones requirements, a wealth of customs have grown around this joyous day. Here are some, ranging from the well-known to the more obscure.
11 Purim Meditations
These brief thoughts will help you get in sync with the inner rhythm of the “hidden holiday.”
These brief thoughts will help you get in sync with the inner rhythm of the “hidden holiday.”
Purim Reading
“Lots of Luck!”
Logically, fasting was the very last thing Esther should have done! Surely, she should’ve tried to look her very best and make a favorable impression with the drunken, degenerate despot.
Logically, fasting was the very last thing Esther should have done! Surely, she should’ve tried to look her very best and make a favorable impression with the drunken, degenerate despot.
It Took Years, and I’m Finally Proud to Be Jewish
I found out I was Jewish when a girl on my street told me I was a “dirty Jew.”
I found out I was Jewish when a girl on my street told me I was a “dirty Jew.”
Why Purim Isn't The Jewish Halloween
Purim tells a story of the victory of life. Halloween contains an awful lot of the opposite.
Purim tells a story of the victory of life. Halloween contains an awful lot of the opposite.
Parshah
When Being Stiff-Necked Becomes a Virtue
The Jewish people could be just as stiff-necked in their loyalty to G‑d as they were in their disobedience.
The Jewish people could be just as stiff-necked in their loyalty to G‑d as they were in their disobedience.
Total Transformation: The Shema Prayer Meditation
While the prayers preceding the Shema are important, it is the Shema prayer itself that transforms the animal soul into loving G‑d.
While the prayers preceding the Shema are important, it is the Shema prayer itself that transforms the animal soul into loving G‑d.
For Your Ki Tisa Hakhel Group (PDF)
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group.
Your Questions
Matanot La’evyonim FAQs
One of the four mitzvahs of Purim is to give matanot la’evyonim, “presents to [two] poor people.”
One of the four mitzvahs of Purim is to give matanot la’evyonim, “presents to [two] poor people.”
Mishloach Manot FAQs
Does a bagel with lox count as two foods? Does hosting a guest for a meal on Purim day count as mishloach manot? Is a sachet of coffee considered food?
Does a bagel with lox count as two foods? Does hosting a guest for a meal on Purim day count as mishloach manot? Is a sachet of coffee considered food?
Lifestyle
Why were the Jews commanded to each contribute half a shekel to the Sanctuary? To teach us that no individual is a complete entity unto himself. Only by joining with another can a person become a whole thing.
— The Chassidic masters
Print Magazine
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.
After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost.
So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin.
If your soul became acutely attached to the material worl...
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