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Vayikra/Purim
By the Numbers
10 Facts About the Fast of Esther Every Jew Should Know
Observed this year on Thursday, it commemorates the fasting of our ancestors in the Purim story.
Observed this year on Thursday, it commemorates the fasting of our ancestors in the Purim story.
Chic and Modest: 10 Tips for Dressing From the Soul
Tips from the pros on how to have a wardrobe that reflects your personality and your values.
Tips from the pros on how to have a wardrobe that reflects your personality and your values.
10 Critical Lessons From Haman to Counter Hamas
Haman sounds and looks like the current crop of villains seeking to destroy us. But the similarities run much deeper, and so do the lessons.
Haman sounds and looks like the current crop of villains seeking to destroy us. But the similarities run much deeper, and so do the lessons.
7 Traditional Purim Recipes That Aren't Hamantaschen
Discover exotic dishes from around the world, many of them playfully connected to various body parts of Haman, the Purim villain.
Discover exotic dishes from around the world, many of them playfully connected to various body parts of Haman, the Purim villain.
Your Questions
Purim Reading List
How to Celebrate Purim?
Your Purim 2026 guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day
Your Purim 2026 guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day
Purim and the Betrayal of American Jewry
Jews feel that Western liberalism has abandoned them. This has happened before. This is what the Purim story can teach us.
Jews feel that Western liberalism has abandoned them. This has happened before. This is what the Purim story can teach us.
Faith Over Fate
There is a thing called nature, and there is a thing called a Jew, and the two have absolutely nothing to do with one another.
There is a thing called nature, and there is a thing called a Jew, and the two have absolutely nothing to do with one another.
Hebrew Word of the Week
What Can the Hebrew Word for “Jew” Teach You?
The Purim saga was the first time we were referred to collectively as "Jews."
The Purim saga was the first time we were referred to collectively as "Jews."
Freeman Files
How to Keep Halachah and Keep Your Friends Too
Think of an observant lifestyle as an art form. Keep it natural.
Think of an observant lifestyle as an art form. Keep it natural.
Story
A Birthday Present from Above
A commitment to lifelong learning leads to remarkable birthday synchronicity.
A commitment to lifelong learning leads to remarkable birthday synchronicity.
Parshah
Said Rabbi Yitzchak: The Torah ought to have started with "This month shall be to you..." (Exodus 12:2), which is the first mitzvah commanded to the people of Israel. Why, then, does it begin with, "In the beginning [G-d created the heavens and the earth]"? ... So that if the nations of the world say to Israel, "You are thieves, for having conquered the lands of the seven nations", they would reply to them: "The entire world is G-d's; He created it, and He grants it to whoever He desires. It was His will to give it to them, and it was His will to take it from them and give it to us"
— Rashi's commentary on Genesis 1:1
Print Magazine
In the month of Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah, a signal goes out to every Jewish soul that it is time to return to the palace that is home.
It is a signal both subtle and loud.
Subtle, because it does not awaken even those who are closest—every soul must awaken itself. Loud, because it reaches those who have been...
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