Megillah

IF We Build This World In Love

This week’s Torah portion, Tzav, ends with a ceremony consecrating the first Israelite priests, Aaron and his sons. The blood ...

Women’s Megillah Reading in a Small Town–Some Tips From Our 5th Year

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago ...

Feminism Comes in Many Different Forms

“Why don’t you learn to read the megillah,” asked my husband a few months before Purim.I thought about it for ...

Rediscovering Megillat Ruth

Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...

Mensch Madness, Game 3: Mordechai vs. Moses!

In this alliterative Mensch Madness match up, Mordechai and Moses are about to meet!This match is tough, because both of ...

Lost and Found: An Airplane and a Bar Mitzvah

My husband and I are binge-watching  Lost , a 2004-2010 TV series. An airplane crashes, leaving survivors stranded without rescue ...