Tag: Purim

A rare look into how Purim is commemorated in modern day Persia.

Can the Jewish people look at Moses' beaming countenance after he returns from a face to face with God? Can they overcome their own sin of serving a golden calf? Rabbi Yishai records a special upside-down show on Purim night in Judea.

Jews have lived in Iran at least since the days when Cyrus the Great liberated many of them from Babylonian captivity in what’s now Iraq, about 2,700 years ago.

Go ahead. Be b’simcha. Have plenty of good, kosher fun, and if that includes alcoholic beverages, but enjoy them in moderation. Please be responsible, both on Purim and on the other 364 days of the year.

The Ambassador and his wife wished the people of Israel a joyous and peaceful holiday.

All across the country, people are putting on their costumes for Purim.

Mayim Bialik explains the story of Purim.

Get ready for Purim! Rabbi Shlomo Katz shares a brief but powerful message which will change your Purim forever today on The Soul of Israel.

Let us make it our imperative, along Yad Ezra V’Shulamit, to ensure that every person in Israel has access to a hot meal and hopeful tomorrow.

Tamar Yonah speaks with Rabbi Pinchas Winston from www.ThirtySix.org

After 70 years of Statehood, the U.S. promises to move their embassy to Jerusalem. What is the mystical meaning of this?

Join Rabbi David Aaron and Leora Mandel to see how delving into the holiday of Purim reveals deeper concepts about the hidden, revealed and G-ds interaction with history and man.

Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to get pre-Purim holy drunk on Torah and to figure out the future of AIPAC as well. Then, Malkah Fleisher joins the show to talk about why Jews eat the sweetened ears of their enemies.

Grab your drums and expand your mind. Rabbi Shlomo Katz is joined by Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel as they touch on one of the deepest secrets in the human condition – experiencing true joy in the midst of fear and darkness today on The Soul of Israel.

“We will not tolerate hateful actions of any sort against members of our community," wrote the UC Hastings Chancellor.

All the news stirred up!

Happy Purim! The joyous holiday of hidden faces, messages and miracles. Eve Harow interviews Professor Gonen Sharon who discovered rock art under a Galilean dolmen field.

A super long Megilla unrolled at the Kotel on Purim.

To be fair to the Israeli PM, the Persian king in the Megillah is in cahoots with Haman's plot to destroy all the Jews in his empire, and the reversal of his position is the essence of the Purim miracle.

During the day expect to see LOTS of costumes and happy faces in Jerusalem, especially around Safra Square, the biggest Purim street fair in the country.

Residents at the center worked together with volunteers for two days to prepare the mishloach manot gift baskets, thanks to a budget secured by the mayor.

'They wanted to kill us,' the children finally roared, after some hesitation.

A Purim message and a special poem...

When the holiest person, the High Priest Aaron, goes into the holiest place, the Holy of Holies, on the holiest day, Yom Kippur! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on ‘Spiritual Cafe’ to talk about the holy vestments of the Temple!

The two men discussed the situation in Syria, in the context of joint efforts to combat international terrorism, and examined the main areas of bilateral cooperation.

Bringing forth the Queen Esther within.

24 years ago today, an IDF platoon mate, a friend and a future leader of the Jewish nation was stolen from us by terrorists.

Question of the Day

Children from the Oseh Chayil school in Efrat dress up for the annual Adloyada Purim Parade.

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