Purim

Scholars of the Bible and Rabbinic writings know that the Scroll of Esther took place at roughly the same time as the beginning of the Book of Ezra...During that period, only a small minority of the Jewish People moved back to the Land: just over 43,000 people. The others did not heed the prophetic call, and preferred to remain with the fleshpots and other enjoyments of the exile... But this raises a well-known question: Why did Mordechai HaYehudi, the great righteous man, remain in Shushan, when he had a chance to return to our Holy Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Holy Temple? Actually, we read in the Book of Ezra (2,2), that Mordechai was one of the leaders of those who did return to the Land of Israel – which means that he later returned to Shushan! Why did he do this?...

Scholars of the Bible and Rabbinic writings know that the Scroll of Esther took place at roughly the same time as the beginning of the Book of Ezra...During that period, only a small minority of the Jewish People moved back to the Land: just over 43,000 people. The others did not heed the prophetic call, and preferred to remain with the fleshpots and other enjoyments of the exile... But this raises a well-known question: Why did Mordechai HaYehudi, the great righteous man, remain in Shushan, when he had a chance to return to our Holy Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Holy Temple? Actually, we read in the Book of Ezra (2,2), that Mordechai was one of the leaders of those who did return to the Land of Israel – which means that he later returned to Shushan! Why did he do this?...

A practical guide to giving Matanos Laevyonim - all the relevant Halachot

Does one fulfill the Mitzva in this way?

A Halachic Analysis of Getting Drunk on Purim

The most important aspect of Purim is happiness and joy – and sometimes, the very insight into Divine Providence alone is more joyous than rescue and salvation!

A short summary of the Halacot of Purim

My family likes to have the Purim seuda toward the end of the day, and then we eat well into the night. What are the halachic implications?

The Joy of Purim possesses two central aspects: Firstly, what had initially been evil was transformed into good; secondly,the Jewish people received the Torah through free will.

It's interesting that "Arur Haman" and "Baruch Mordechai" have the same numeric value, but what is the depth of this idea?