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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 2027 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 2027 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.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
Finding G-d in a Brazilian Prison
The amazing story of a young Israeli who survived prison violence, abuse, and addiction to become a bastion of faith and acceptance in her community.
The amazing story of a young Israeli who survived prison violence, abuse, and addiction to become a bastion of faith and acceptance in her community.
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
If I am not for myself, who is for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?
— Hillel (Ethics of the Fathers 1:14)
Print Magazine
The sages say that all is in the hands of heaven except for the awe of heaven.
Which puts all the power in your hands.
Because if there is no awe of heaven, heaven is bankrupt. It owns nothing—not you, not your world, not anything at all.
That being so, the greatest power you have is your ability to surrender the delus...
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