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The whole theme of Purim is everything being turned upside down (v’nahafoch hu). It’s not that Haman wasn’t wrong in assessing Adar as a good month for his scheme. For part 1...

What is the purpose of the whole first chapter of the Megillah? It doesn’t seem to be all that important to the Purim story? For part 1 click here. For part...

The Gemara says that in the future, all the books in Tanach will be “batel” except the 5 books of the Torah and Esther. What is so significant about the megillah?...

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God doesn’t expect us to be perfect, but when we err He expects us to do Teshuva. Free will can lead us to make a mistake but it can also lead...

Tisha B’Av is not just about the destruction of the beit hamikdash. It is also about the tragedies that have occurred throughout Jewish History. These tragedies described in the kinot are...

Tisha B’av is a day of introspection. It is not only about events of the past, it is also about recognizing that we are still in a time of distress.

According to Rav Soloveitchik, Tisha B’Av is about crying. Kinot are supposed to help us fully understand the real calamity – the absence of Divine Providence. Click here for part 2

This course examines the Biblical character Rachel through the eyes of Jeremiah in order to better understand relationships, empathy, the power of action, and effective mourning. See more at alephbeta.org

Jeremiah’s Journey: ruin, resilience, and redemption. How can we relate to aveilut yeshana? By realizing that all Jewish woe is interconnected. When Jeremiah expresses his pain, he is expressing our pain,...