Posts Tagged: Mordechai
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...
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...
Prophets of the Jews
According to the Talmud, the Jewish people produced 48 prophets and seven prophetesses (Tractate Megillah 14a). In the Middle Ages, Rabbenu Hananel ben Hushiel (990-1053 CE)...
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...
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...
A New Look at Purim
On the holiday of Purim, Jewish communities around the world read from the Book of Esther, traditionally known as the Megillah—the "Scroll". The Megillah tells...
