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Purim 5764 - March 7, 2004
The Extreme Jew
Push yourself to your limits and beyond, and if you do it with all the integrity and devotion and goodness of your Jewish soul and your Jewish body, there you will find G-d
Push yourself to your limits and beyond, and if you do it with all the integrity and devotion and goodness of your Jewish soul and your Jewish body, there you will find G-d
Megillah With In-Depth Commentary—Side by Side Version
The original text of the Megillah (Book of Esther) with a running commentary culled from the Talmud and Midrash, the great Torah commentators and the chassidic masters.
The original text of the Megillah (Book of Esther) with a running commentary culled from the Talmud and Midrash, the great Torah commentators and the chassidic masters.
Purim Review
The difference between the gragger and the dreidel, why we disguise ourselves on Purim, the three points of the hamantash, Yom Kippur as the "day like Purim", Jewish drunks...
The difference between the gragger and the dreidel, why we disguise ourselves on Purim, the three points of the hamantash, Yom Kippur as the "day like Purim", Jewish drunks...
Story
Purim Yemen
The young prince was as wise as he was handsome. When he rode on his white Arab steed, he looked lovelier than any Arab prince in the world…
The young prince was as wise as he was handsome. When he rode on his white Arab steed, he looked lovelier than any Arab prince in the world…
Parenting
Making the Grade
Slowly and reluctantly, she pulled out a crumpled paper from her knapsack and, with downcast eyes, asked me to sign it. The sad look in her eyes told me more than any number could reveal
Slowly and reluctantly, she pulled out a crumpled paper from her knapsack and, with downcast eyes, asked me to sign it. The sad look in her eyes told me more than any number could reveal
"Yom Kippur" also means "a day like Purim"
— Rabbi Isaac Luria ("The Holy Ari", 1534-1572)
Print Magazine
On the outside, Torah is water. On the inside, it is fire.
The text, the instructions, the practical side of Torah--that is water.
People come to water. When they are thirsty, they gather around.
But what if you have no thirst for Torah? What if you find the water cold? What if dos and don’ts don’t excite you?
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