The scroll of Esther seems historic, not just allegoric. It says very clearly that Haman wanted to kill and exterminate all Jews. He got permission from the Persian King to order the slaughter of all ...

Queen Esther, who is Jacob’s rose, and purple, Mordecai, are heroes, for they fought our foes: their names will never die! Oh ...

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy Link Purim, one of the most joyous and dramatic holidays in the Jewish calendar, commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a genocidal plot in ...

In a sporadic occurrence that will next repeat itself in 2045, Jews in the capital get to celebrate a three-day holiday ...

The Talmud in Tractate Gittin 57B teaches that the direct descendants of Haman the Amalekite (who lived in ancient Persia about 2,500 years ago) eventually became students of Torah in Bnei Brak in the ...

Israel’s softheartedness is a big problem. I’m not advocating that Israelis copy the inhuman, atrocious behavior of our enemies, but there must be a change from Israel trying to please the UN (won’t ...

Maimonides’ view indicates that while Amalek is viewed collectively, this is still a result of active threatening behavior.

1. Purim is a Jewish national liberation holiday – just like Passover and Chanukah – which highlights the transition of the Jewish people from subjugation to liberty. It is celebrated seven days ...

Israel and Amalek are polar opposites. The concepts of Israel and Amalek, at any rate. Not all Jews live up to the concept of Israel, and not all Amalekites (at least in principle) are exemplars of ...

The Jews have been confronted by Amalek throughout history, this hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times.

Amazon Prime’s biblical drama “House of David” is a series that I have been looking forward to since the beginning of the year.

When we first encounter Gideon, the fifth of the 12 leaders of Israel described in the book called Judges, he is definitely a man who is overwhelmed, even dominated, by fear.