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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
The Tetragrammaton: Why We Don't Pronounce G-d's Four-Letter Name
This name possesses a power that can be easily misappropriated.
This name possesses a power that can be easily misappropriated.
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
Light attracts. Where a lantern is placed, those who seek light gather around.
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1880-1950)
Print Magazine
Mitzvah (mits-va): An instruction in life from the Giver of Life.
A stroke of brilliance arising from the innermost will of the Creator of all things, left for you to perform on the stage of His world.
A connection point in time, at which Heaven meets Earth, Earth meets Heaven, and the two embrace.
An instance, left in...
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