Evergreen

A serious lesson that focuses on fighting evil precedes the Purim fesitivites.

Eat, drink, and be merry is not without controversy.

The Purim story is a guideline for living in the Diaspora.

The emergence of Jewish history--part one.

The emergence of Jewish history--part two.

How Jews fleeing Spain and Portugal transformed the region.

The Torah expects us to be our own autonomous interpreters of divine will, turning to Jewish legal experts only when we reach our limits of understanding.

The laws of nullifying vows teach us that our silence and inaction in the face of contemporary injustice and oppression is akin to assenting to it.

The Israelites' dwellings in the wilderness provide us with a model for ensuring the existence and dignity of housing for all members of society.

Like Balaam, we should open our eyes to seeing the problematic paths we take in life.