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This year (5768), Erev Pesach falls on Shabbos. How do we address the unique needs of both special days? Tune in to Rabbi Eli Gersten, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth...

Why God and Eretz Yisrael are missing as themes, overuse of the word dat, the allusions to the Beit HaMikdash, and Megillat Esther as the anti-Tanach book. The OU’s Nach Yomi...

The Jews fight against their enemy. Esther comes to the king a 5th time but without the desperate plea of previous times. A description of the Purim holiday. The OU’s Nach...

The aftermath of Haman’s hanging, the giving over of the ring and Haman’s estate to Esther, and the new decree to counter the old decree and how it parallels it. The...

Esther finally reveals her request to the king. She shows she is on his side, against Haman, and not part of a coup. Then she frames Haman. The king’s reaction. The...

Esther’s scheme plays into Achashverosh’s insecurity, his suspicion of a plot, and Haman’s ego. This leads to the king’s insomnia & Haman attempting to get Mordechai hanged. The OU’s Nach Yomi presents...

Achashverosh must have assumed that Esther had a major request if she risks her life by coming to the king uninvited. Haman’s reaction & how it fits his personality. Why does Esther use...

Erev Pesach is always a busy day. Imagine combining it with Shabbos! In 2005, at an OU-RCA Pesach conference, Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator and CEO of OU Kashruth, tackled the...

Mordechai & Esther’s react to the decree. We are told of their back & forth in which Mordechai tells Esther it’s time to reveal her identity & take action by framing Haman. The OU’s...

Is the king just as interested as Haman in destroying the Jews? Did he know which meaning of the word “l’abed” Haman Meant? The disconnect between inside & outside palace. The...