Posts Tagged: Haman
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Purim’s historical background 586 BCE: Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of the First Temple on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, and his expulsion of Jews from Judea and Samaria, triggered a wave...
A Less Obvious Reason for Why Israelis Love Purim
While Israelis are excited to embrace the cornucopia of Jewish holidays, there is little doubt that Purim holds a special place in our collective and...
On Purim, Don’t Forget What Shunning the ‘Other’ Can Mean For Us
The Jews’ most formidable enemy in Biblical times was the nation of Amalek. This nation was, and symbolically still is, the personification of evil, brutality,...
The Day After
Haman’s plot failed. He and all of his sons were hung on the gallows he had erected to kill Mordechai. Only yesterday condemned to death, he is...
Redemptive Reckonings: Purim’s Cautionary Lessons Against Disobedience, Ingratitude, and Dissatisfaction
In some ways, the Scroll of Esther is an epilogue to the episode in Samuel I concerning King Saul of Israel and King Agag of...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents the fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Faith in mankind's capabilities, as God reduces direct...
Israeli-Canadian Singer’s New Single Seeks to Give Purim Miracle Everyday Relevance
JNS.org - In time for Purim 2014, popular Israeli-Canadian singer and composer Naftali Kalfa seeks to give everyday relevance to the Jewish holiday's age-old...
Blotting Out Haman’s Name While Listening to the Reading of the Megillah (PHOTO BLOG)
On the subject of Purim, here's some background information from wikipedia. The first religious ceremony ordained for the celebration of Purim is...
Sparing Agag: Hard Truths About Israel’s Inhibited War vs. Terror
Bordered by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Syrian Regime, Israel Allows Aggressive Enemies to Endure "Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they...
Israeli Government Held Secret Meeting With Rabbi Ovadia Yosef On Iran
Last Friday Israeli officials secretly met with political party Shas' spiritual leader Rav Ovadia Yosef and briefed him on the Iranian nuclear threat, according to...
The Modern Relevancy of Passover
Despite alienation from religious extremism and the extortionist tactics of the one-dimensional haredi political parties, there has been a remarkable revival in...
The Taste of Purim, Year Round
Hamantaschen, as three-cornered pastries representing the evil Haman's ears, are most "timely" when consumed on Purim. But like other foods associated with the...
Purim: Are You Doing it Right?
Purim is a festival renown for celebration, excessive drinking and wild, outlandish costumes; or, as Chasids in Brooklyn call it, Tuesday. It's the...
Media Matters Hurts Obama
It's the kind of anti-Jewish hate speech you'd expect to find on a neo Nazi website or in a Patrick Buchanan column: American Jews who...
