The very purpose of Purim is to encourage others to follow in the footsteps of Mordechai and Esther, and show courage and determination in the face of uncertainty.

Wherever Jews went, they carried the Torah with them. They lived in a virtual reality filled with learning and spirituality, hopes and dreams.

Jewish interpreters are adamant in declaring that “an eye for an eye” is not meant to be understood literally.

The founding charter of Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Center, tasked the new institution with commemorating those “high-minded Gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews” as one of nine founding principles.”

Right now, sunny optimism seems out of touch. The last decade has ushered in extreme political polarization, a new Cold War, a ground war in Europe, and a pandemic; pessimism is beginning to make a lot more sense. “;td_smart_list_h”;h1

The covenant of destiny is the foundation of Jewish religious identity. However, after emancipation, this covenant became a source of division.”;td_smart_list_h”;h1

Exile begins with envy.