Category: Purim

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Mordechai Would Neither Kneel Nor Bow

The late Rabbi Lord [Sir] Jonathan Sacks used to tell a joke about when he visited Buckingham Palace to receive his knighthood. British protocol dictated that he should bend one knee when the Queen taps each shoulder with a ceremonial sword, and says “arise, Sir Jonathan.” Since Torah protocol forbids

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How to Celebrate Purim

The Purim Story in a Nutshell The Persian empire of the 4th century BCE extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he orchestrated a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Esther,

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