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During the period of time between the destruction of the First Temple and the building of the Second Temple, the Jews came very close to being anihilated because of the evil scheming of Haman with the King of Persia, Achashverosh.
Because of the
clandestine intervention of Hashem, using Queen Esther and her uncle Mordechai as His messengers, the Jews were spared, and instead the nation of Israel was able to avenge themselves against their enemies. In order to commemorate these miraculous turn of
events, we celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar (and in walled cities such as Jerusalem, on the 15th of Adar) with feasts, sending gifts of food to our friends and the needy, and with the reading of the Megilla, the story of Purim.
The Fast of Esther is held on the day before Purim. We fast the whole day in order to commemorate the fast that Esther fasted before she went before the King Achashverosh to plead for mercy for the Jews. On this day we remember the dire situation that the Jews were faced with in those days and many times throughout history.
View the Jewish calendar for this year: 5770
Divrei Torah On Purim
Other Classes About Purim from Torah.org
- The Laws of Purim, Rabbi Ari Lobel - 5764
- Commanding Emotions, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5769
- Did Esther Succeed, Rabbi Label Lam - 5769
- The Wanderer, Shlomo Katz - 5769
- Behind the Purim Mask, Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5768
- His Worst Nightmare Realized, Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
- His Worst Nightmare Realized, Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
- Joy That Lasts, Shlomo Katz - 5768
- Parashas Zochor: Doomsday Amalek, Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene - 5768
- The Game is Over, Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
- Triple Purim?, - 5768
- When Things Look Bleak, Rabbi Label Lam - 5768
- Await the Dawn, Rabbi Label Lam - 5767
- Fear of What?, Rabbi Label Lam - 5766
- Of Mice Traps and Men, Rabbi Label Lam - 5766
- You Can Do It!, Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5766
- A Major Player, Rabbi Label Lam - 5765
- In Command of Redemption, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5765
- Light and Joy, Shlomo Katz - 5765
- Divine Distinction, Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5764
- Megillah - Don't Look Back, Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5764
- Our Whole Selves, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5764
- Remember What?, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5764
- The Amalek Within Us, Shlomo Katz - 5764
- We Don’t Know!, Rabbi Label Lam - 5764
- Remembering Amalek, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5762
- Feeling Inspired, Shlomo Katz - 5761
- Going Up?, Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5761
- Searching for Haman, Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5761
- The Heart of Gold - Perceiving Amalek, Rabbi Berel Wein - 5761
- Haman's Offer of Silver Shekels, Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5760
- In Defense of Haman, Rabbi Dovid Green - 5760
- Sacrifice by Learning Torah, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5760
- A Jew and Proud of It!, Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5759
- Sanctifying Through The Physical, Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5759
- Celebrate With Your Whole Self, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5758
- Perspectives on Trouble, Rabbi Dovid Green - 5758
- The Elements of Purim, Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5758
- Troubles Aren't Just a Good Reason to Pray, Rabbi Dovid Green - 5758
- Greatest Accolade Given To Mordechai, Rabbi Yissocher Frand - 5757
- Hear Conditioning, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5757
- Just a Coincidence?, Rabbi Dovid Green - 5757
- Complete Dedication, Rabbi Yosey Goldstein - 5756
- Purim & Pisces: Not your Average Fish Story, Jon Erlbaum -
For any comments, questions or topic requests, please contact Rabbi Yehudah Prero.
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ARTICLES ON
VAYERA:
Tzedakah: A Charitable Cause
Rabbi Osher Chaim Levene - 5766
Parashas Vayaira / 5769
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5769
Yishmael & Hagar: A Perspective
Rabbi Aron Tendler - 5760
Religious Coercion
Shlomo Katz - 5766
Was Avraham a Hypocrite?
Rabbi Yaakov Menken - 5762
The Real Rivalry
Shlomo Katz - 5767
Just a Little Water
Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5758
Water Shortage
Rabbi Dovid Green - 5762
The Beauty Within the Shadows
Shlomo Katz - 5765
 She Just Laughed...
Rabbi Yisroel Ciner - 5760
Vayera
Rabbi Shlomo Katz - 5770
In G-d We Trust
Rabbi Pinchas Winston - 5767
Blessing In Disguise
Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky - 5758
Sarah and Yishmael - Mistaken Envy
Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffmann - 5765
They Went Together
Rabbi Naftali Reich - 5768
Appreciating Avraham's Spiritual Accomplishments
Rabbi Yosef Kalatsky - 5764
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