The Jewish Story is narrative therapy for a nation, but how can it also serve each of us in our quest to be actors in our lives instead of objects? Listen in to this great Purim Torah, an exploration...
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My Rabbi Met the Emir of Qatar & All I Got Was a T-Shirt;...
The Jerusalem Post reports that several American Jewish leaders were invited to meet with the Emir of Qatar in September 2017. Several inquired with the Israeli Ambassador to the USA on whether they...
Purim: A Sordid Tale?
Guest Post by Sam Shube The scroll of Esther, that most intellectually and spiritually vapid specimen of biblical literature, features a plethora of protagonists but a paucity of heroes. A misogynist...
Pope Gives Final Blessings for Purim
Vatican City, Feb 24 – Pope Benedict XVI (Yud, Vov) offered his last Angelus prayer as the leader of the Roman Catholic church on Purim, telling the approximately 200,000 of the faithful...
Try The Goat Cheese Hamantaschen?
I might joke about Marduk and Ishtar, but when it comes to hamantashchen: I am a purist. Mine must have poppy seeds to activate their symbolic Spring fertility. Below are some that non-purists might...
Sexy Israeli Spies: Now Kosher!
Take two I know the story of the recent halachic ruling by Rabbi Ari Shvat regarding Israeli honey pots was already covered by themiddle, I nonetheless decided to revisit the issue in a little more...