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Vayikra
Your Questions
Is "Jewish" a Race?
Today there are African Jews, Japanese Jews, even Inuit Jews. It seems difficult to call such a mixture a "race."
Today there are African Jews, Japanese Jews, even Inuit Jews. It seems difficult to call such a mixture a "race."
Who Wrote the Book of Esther?
Queen Esther wrote this book with Mordechai and petitioned the sages to have it included in Scripture. The Men of the Great Assembly then rewrote it.
Queen Esther wrote this book with Mordechai and petitioned the sages to have it included in Scripture. The Men of the Great Assembly then rewrote it.
By the Numbers
15 Purim Facts Every Jew Should Know
The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring).
The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring).
Ten Ways You Can Help Alcoholics and Addicts Have a Happy Purim
Each year my wife and I host an alcohol-free Purim seudah (festive afternoon meal) in the heart of Jerusalem for Jewish alcoholics, addicts, and their families.
Each year my wife and I host an alcohol-free Purim seudah (festive afternoon meal) in the heart of Jerusalem for Jewish alcoholics, addicts, and their families.
Video
Should You Be Sorry for Slips of the Tongue?
If you hurt someone’s feelings as a result of a mere slip of the tongue, presumably there is nothing to be sorry for. Presumably it “meant nothing.” Unless, of course, unconscious gestures are even more meaningful than conscious ones.
If you hurt someone’s feelings as a result of a mere slip of the tongue, presumably there is nothing to be sorry for. Presumably it “meant nothing.” Unless, of course, unconscious gestures are even more meaningful than conscious ones.
Why Does Purim Have a Persian Name?
The names of the Jewish festivals and other dates on the Jewish calendar are all in Hebrew, the Holy Tongue. There is, however, one exception: The festival of Purim.
The names of the Jewish festivals and other dates on the Jewish calendar are all in Hebrew, the Holy Tongue. There is, however, one exception: The festival of Purim.
The Meaning and Symbolism of the Sacrifices
A short introduction to Vayikra, the third book of the Torah, which details the various offerings brought in the Holy Temple.
A short introduction to Vayikra, the third book of the Torah, which details the various offerings brought in the Holy Temple.
Parshah
How Some People Suffer Joyfully
For my family and me, these past 12 months have been quite a ride. We’ve had wonderful times and times of heartbreak.
For my family and me, these past 12 months have been quite a ride. We’ve had wonderful times and times of heartbreak.
Hearing the Voice of G-d
Choose your inner thoughts. Quiet your brain and your soul. Be present and open to the miracle embedded in every single moment.
Choose your inner thoughts. Quiet your brain and your soul. Be present and open to the miracle embedded in every single moment.
Story
The Ruse of the Three Letters
Noticing his father’s return to a life of wealth, Zalman’s son revived their kinship and stopped by to talk more often.
Noticing his father’s return to a life of wealth, Zalman’s son revived their kinship and stopped by to talk more often.
Lifestyle
Decorative Purim Puppets
Have creative fun with your children. Make three clowns to set in a vase for a beautiful seuda center piece.
Have creative fun with your children. Make three clowns to set in a vase for a beautiful seuda center piece.
His left arm under my head; His right arm embraces me.
— Song of Songs 2:6
Print Magazine
The mandate of the whole of Creation is stated almost immediately.
They translate it as “Let there be light.”
But it is better translated as, “It should be light.”
Meaning that all the world—even the darkness—should become a source of light and wisdom.
And that mandate He put in our hands.
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