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| The Holiday When We Became Jewish
By Naftali Silberberg
The first time we're ever called "Jews" is in the Purim story. Were we not Jewish before then? Or perhaps the question is: what's the connection between Purim and Judah? | |
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| Miracles Masked
By Arnie Gotfryd
Strange is it not? A book of the Bible and not even one explicit reference to G‑d? Why is that? Perhaps we can answer this question with another question.... | |
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| Mordechai: Scholar, Statesman or Both?
By Mendy Herson
Mordechai comes across as a true 'renaissance man', respected and adored by his people. But the Talmud reveals a little-known fact... | |
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| The Purim Drunk
By Yanki Tauber
Surely there are other, more refined and more spiritual ways of celebrating and showing joy? | |
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| The Inebriated State
By Lazer Gurkow
Why do we drink on Purim? As with all Jewish questions, the answer is found on four levels -- the technical, the symbolic, the homiletic and the mystical | |
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| The Tail of Vashti
By Stacey Goldman
When I was sixteen, I went to Israel for two months and gained about 20 pounds. I had been thin, even skinny, my whole life and never gave my weight a second thought... | |
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| A Month of Happiness
By Naftali Silberberg
Why is Adar such a happy month? Because it is so inauspicious for the Jewish nation! | |
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| Hatred
By Elisha Greenbaum
Can Judaism condone hatred? Or perhaps the question really is -- does a failure to hate evil constitute a tacit approval of its existence? | |
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| The Illogical Holiday
By Naftali Silberberg
The Jews were illogical. G-d was illogical. The only one who acted logically was... Haman. No wonder on Purim we try to suspend logic! | |
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