Purim

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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 5) - A Happy Ending?

Simi Peters

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Parshat Zachor: Defeating Evil

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"He shall surely be put to death."  "They shall be pelted with stones and thus stoned to death."  "He shall be burned with fire."  "His soul shall be cut off from the community of Israel."  "Both shall bear their guilt and die…
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Men, Women, and Ritual: A Textual Look (Part 15) - Celebrating our Miracles: Men, Women and Ritual on Purim and Pesach

Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick

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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 4) - Haman and History

Simi Peters

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Men, Women, and Ritual: A Textual Look (Part 14) - Celebrating our Miracles: Men, Women and Ritual on Purim and Pesach

Ilana Sober Elzufon

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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 3) - Mordechai and Esther: Exile and Consequences

Simi Peters

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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 2) - The Man Who Would Be King: Ahashverosh and the Will to Power

Simi Peters

The Man Who Would Be King:  Ahashverosh and the Will to Power
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A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther (Part 1) - The Problem with Megillat Esther

Simi Peters

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e-TiM: A Deceptive Text: Midrashic Readings of Megillat Esther

Simi Peters

Part 1, Jan. 25, 12:15 pm: The Problem with Megillat Esther Part 2, Feb. 1, 12:15 pm: The Man Who Would Be King:  Ahashverosh and the Will to Power Part 3, Feb. 8, 12:15 pm: Mordechai and Esther:  Exile and Consequences…
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Purim: Time for a Change

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Purim marks a transition point in Jewish history. It ushers in the time period of hester panim, the transition from G-d's obvious and active role in history to a period when G-d's role in history is difficult to discern. Esther, whose…
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