The Gemara in Chullin (139b) asks, Where do we find “Esther” in the Torah? “And I will hide (astir) my face from them on that day.” Purim...
Growing up in the streets of Brooklyn, my favorite memory of Purim is the traffic logjams. While Brooklyn traffic is not at all exclusive to this one...
This Shabbos before Purim, we recall a national trauma. We were an infant nation, freshly birthed from the labor pains of slavery and miraculous redemption. We were...
When I was a young student in elementary school, my Rebbi told me the following parable. A small shtetl in Eastern Europe had the opportunity to write...
Say you have a problem with a significant relationship in your life. It’s spinning in your mind and taking over your thoughts. It needs to be resolved...
One of the core challenges of our generation is our inability to be present with our pain. Being present with pain means to be brave enough to...
Someone once shared an interesting confession with me. She said she sees herself as “someone who likes to help others, but like, loudly.” For example, if she’s...
“When Adar arrives, we increase in joy”. // Taanis 29a Why specifically in Adar are we being instructed to increase our joy? What does it mean to...