Simchat Purim
Posted onMrs. Shira Smiles addresses the following questions: What is the Jewish vision of joy? Specifically, how do we understand the joy inherent in the day of Purim?
Series: Purim Unmasked
Purim – 5783
Posted onHaman’s Mistake: What turned Haman’s happiness
into Simchas Purim?
Accentuating the Acceptance
Posted onIn this Torah shiur, class, Mrs. Shira Smiles talks about the main focus of Purim, accepting the Torah through joy.
Purim: Pride and Prayer
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Purim, Mrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the Gemara that asks where Haman, Mordechai, and Esther are hinted at in the Torah. Mrs. Shira Smiles also examines the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot.
Avoiding Hamanism
Posted onWhere is Haman in the Torah? Rabbi Hanoch Teller sheds light on this question. This Torah class is available online in streaming video. To purchase mp3 of Rabbi Teller’s shiurim go to www.ishiur.com
Adar Alef
Posted onIn this Torah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller- Gotleib discusses the months of Adar
Esther’s Fate: The Day After Purim
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on the holiday of Purim, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller explains the important role Esther played after the salvation, when she remained in the palace, forced to stay married to Achashveirosh. Her sacrifice bears an important message to the Jews throughout the exile.
Poors Portion
Posted onin this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira smiles discusses the Holiday of Purim
The Essence of Purim
Posted onMrs. Shira Smiles addresses the question: What is Purim all about?
Taanit Ester
Posted onIn thisTorah class Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller-Gotleib discusses the fast of Ester
Purim The Great Test Before The Great Redemption
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the great redemption of Purim.
Purim: Esther’s Role
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg discusses Esther’s role in the megillah, and the seeming switch in her persona.
A Deeper Look into the Purim Story
Posted onRebbetzin Heller provides an overview and explanation of the Book of Esther.
Lots of Luck – Purim
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the Holiday of Purim.
Purim: Petition and Perspective
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The role of prayer in the Purim story, and its lessons for prioritizing prayer on Purim.
Purim and Geulah
Posted onRabbetzin Heller discusses Purim, the party of our connection with Hashem, and our willingness to get closer.
Hidden Miracles in the Megilla
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on Purim, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg takes us a journey through the megilla, showing the myriad miracles buried in the seemingly mundane parts of the story of Purim.
Purim: The Power of Prayer
Posted onPurim: Learning how to open the gates of heaven by examining the prayers of Mordechai, Esther and the Jewish Children
Partial Redemption
Posted onRebbi Hershel Reichman discusses the holiday of Purim which involved a fight against Amalek, our evil enemy. The fight was not only physical but a spiritual war against Amalek within us. The outcome determined the extent of the Purim redemption.
Purim- Trees Treason
Posted onIn this class(shiur) Rebbetzin Shira Smiles discusses Purim.
The Unique Joy of Adar
Posted onRabbi Eliezer Miller describes the unique inner joy that comes with this month.
Costumes Considered
Posted onWhy is there a custom to dress up in costume on Purim?
Amalek: Inner and Outer Enemy
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class), the Shem Mishmuel explains Amalek’s significance and gives us instructions on how to fight Amalek in our times.
Amalek: Eradicating Evil
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Parshat Zachor, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the mitzva to eradicate Amalek.
Adar: Sanctity of Shekalim
Posted onMrs. Shira Smiles discusses the month of Adar.
The Special Significance of the Happiness of Purim
Posted on
What it is that makes the Simcha of Purim so special.
Walled Celebrations
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Purim, the Shem Mishmuel explains the differences in the Purim celebrations between those cities with walls and those without.
Megillah Reading During the Night and Day
Posted onIn this shiur (Torah class), by Rabbi Michael Taubes, the halachic nature of the Megillah reading is discussed. Rabbi Taubes differentiates between the reading at night and the reading during the day, and why each one is significant.
The Gan Eden Experience
Posted onMrs. Shira Smiles speaks about the holiday of Purim and how the day is a unique once-a-year opportunity where Hashem opens his vaults for our prayers to ascend unhindered.
Honoring Havdala
Posted onThis class explores the connection between Havdala and Purim, as expressed in the passuk from the megilla which is included in the weekly havdaa, “layehudim haysa orah v’simcha v’sasson viykar’, ‘and the Jews had light, joy, rejoicing, and honor’.