Rock of Ages let our song, Praise thy saving power; Thou amidst the raging foes, Wast our sheltering tower.
In an age when everything from wi-fi to coffee is instant, we assume that attraction should be, too. How many movies have you seen where a single glance across a crowded room turns up the heat between two people? Yes it’s possible for couples to be attracted to each other right away, but many other…
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In 2015, my closest friend from college – a brilliant chemist who’d been published in scientific journals and recruited straight from graduation to a prestigious position at the CDC – became an observant Jew almost overnight. His scientific mind had always matched his spiritual curiosity, but this dramatic shift in his life’s direction caught me…
In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison had major surgery to save his life, the removal of one of his lungs. He was alive, thanks in large part to a vast quantity of transfused blood he had received. He was hospitalized for three months but when he came out, he was determined to…
According to ancient Kabbalistic sources, every month of the Jewish calendar is associated with a different aspect of the human experience. The month of Adar, in which the festival of Purim falls, is associated with laughter. What is the deeper significance of laughter and how does it reveal the essence of Purim? Aristotle and the…
Drama, intrigue, tragedy, triumph. The Purim story has it all. But it’s not just ancient history. Purim reminds us that there were many instances throughout Jewish history that the Jewish people faced difficult and frightening trials, and Jewish heroes and heroines rose above their personal circumstances and lifted us up as a nation. Queen Esther…
I have an outfit which would be perfect for dressing up as a nun on Purim, but I feel funny going to synagogue on Purim dressed as a nun! Is there any problem in Jewish law with it? The post Christian Dress on Purim appeared first on Aish.com. Go to Aish Date: March 9, 2025
GOOD MORNING! As we’ve discussed, we are now in the Hebrew month of Adar, a month associated with joy. It is also the month in which the miracle of Purim occurred (some 2,500 years ago) when the Jewish people were saved from annihilation at the hands of the wicked Haman – a descendant of the…
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