Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...
Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon.
God promised King David in 1st Kings 8:20 that He was going to raise a seed for him that would sit on his throne; Solomon sat on that throne in fulfillment of this promise. Another God’s promise ...
The answer is that even when Hashem hides His face, He is still there. A person wearing a mask is still the same person underneath. The story of Purim is all about hiding and revealing. It is about ...
So how did the Jews completely transform the change Quadas Kabir story and for what purpose? Who was the nefarious Jew who decided to appropriate glorious Palestinian history?
We all know the custom of dressing up and wearing costumes on Purim—probably one of the most recognizable aspects of the holiday (and not just for kids!). Many times, customs have a way of ...
Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...
Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, is deemed the richest man in history, with wealth so vast that historians struggle to quantify it accurately.
Among the instructions in the book of Deuteronomy, for how Israel is to live in the land once they have taken possession of ...
And Rabbi Elazar says: Any person in whom there is knowledge, in the end, becomes wealthy, as it is stated: “And by knowledge ...
According to the Bible, ancient Israel was, in whole or part, ruled by kings for less than five hundred years. David is ...
The 19th of March is St Joseph’s Day, which in some countries is known as Father’s Day, but who was St Joseph and what do we ...