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Purim: (lit. "lots"), the holiday that commemorates the Jews' salvation from Haman's plot to annihilate them.
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Talmudic Tales: Drinking Wine?!
A most perplexing story where two sages drink excessively at a Purim feast, which leads to truly unimaginable consequences . . .
The Talmud on Mishloach Manot
One of the beautiful mitzvahs on Purim is to give food gifts to a friend. In this class we explore three reasons posited for the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot and their logical conclusions.
The Talmud on Mishloach Manot
One of the beautiful mitzvahs on Purim is to give food gifts to a friend. Upon analyzing the Talmud’s discussion, we probe the different reasons to this observance, which will determine how we define the parameters of the mitzvah.
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