Creating a Legacy if One Has No Children
Haftorah for a Ta’anis Tzibbur Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Lomdut of Ta’anit Esther: Rav Aharon Turtzin’s Analysis of...
Shiur provided courtesy of Torah Anytime
Taanit Esther and the Community
It’s always interesting to see how different people can read the same text so very differently, and it is often enlightening to read a text through another’s eyes. Years ago, I...
Fast of Esther: Convergence
In both phase 1 and phase 2 of defeating Haman (fasting/praying and battling their enemies) there is an emphasis on gathering together. Taanit Esther commemorates both these events. The Maharal explains...
The Fast of Esther (13th of Adar)
On the 13th of Adar (sometimes the 11th – see explanation below), the Fast of Esther is observed in commemoration of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all Israel....
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