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The Torah tells us that our children will ask the questions found in the Haggadah but it doesn’t label them, how did the Ba’al Haggadah know how to label each one?...

How did Esther have authority to ask the Jews to fast on Pesach? Why does Esther phrase her request as fast “on me” similar to the way Rivka says to Yaakov that the curse...

Purim and the Mitzva of Hashavat Aveida (returning a lost object): Why do the terms lost (ibud), return (l’hashiv), & seek (l’vakesh) appear so many times in the megillah? For part 1 click...

The Malach Hamavet and Besamim: Why is Purim so elemental and limitless that it is rooted in the beginning of time (etz hada’at). Why is it the only holiday that will exist when...

Purim as the only chag of the End of Days. The megillah is chronologically the last book in Tanach since it its culmination just as Pesach is the beginning. That is...

The megillah is full of sad people who don’t know what to do with their sadness. When a woman is happy her whole house is happy. How do we make the...

Rabbi Avrohom Juravel Director of Technical Services, OU Kashruth Last spring, the Kollel in Kiryas Joel, NY, was privileged to hear a seminar from an internationally-respected kashrus expert. Rabbi Avrohom Juravel,...

Besides the phrase being part of the Torah reading for the 8th day, is there a deeper reason why the last day of Chanukah is called “Zot Chanukah”?

Al HaNisim for Chanukah includes a lot of information. What is the main theme? A careful analysis of Al HaNisim shows it is about God’s name becoming great.

The Chanukah miracle could have been commemorated in a single day. Why, then, is Chanukah an 8-day holiday? The answer lies in Brit Milah, one of the focuses of the Greeks’ spiritual...