Celebrate

It's the most frequently repeated commandment in the Torah, but what does it actually require?

Why the deposed queen is the under-appreciated heroine of Purim.

This Purim catchphrase is now used in other contexts as well.

On Purim, we get a flavor of a redeemed world — and it is intoxicating.

Traditional blessings recited before and after reading the Scroll of Esther.

Each generation carries the weight of previous generations, and the potential to transform that weight into something magnificent.

Despite the Torah's stern warning against oppressing the stranger, we still struggle to get this right.

The decisions I make in response to my Jewish inheritance shape my Jewishness more than the specific circumstances into which I was born.    

The more extraordinary our spiritual experiences, the more they put us beyond the scope of words

Sometimes we need the help of others to draw us out from the prison of our suffering.

When our ways of engaging God aren't working, we must find others.

Moses demonstrates that connection with God and concern for Jewish safety are one and the same.