We are living in a divine moment — a hinge in history where heaven is calling ordinary people to take extraordinary stands.

Amazon Prime is releasing the first season of HOUSE OF DAVID, an epic TV series about the life of King David. Based on First ...

In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

The Gaza genocide is far from over. The continuous process only has pauses called ceasefires. Hell-bent on finishing the job, ...

As Jews around the world celebrate Purim, the annual commemoration of the divine salvation from extermination has a special resonance this year. Haman, the Purim story’s central villain, the ...

The Megilla (Book of Esther), which we read on Purim, describes the great miracle by which the Jews were saved from utter destruction at the hands of their wicked antagonist, Haman. In brief, the ...

Amalek is a malevolent character who appears in the Jewish Bible to refer to the enemies of ancient Israel; he alludes to the descendants of Esau's grandson, the elder brother of the patriarch Jacob, ...

The commandments regarding Amalek are, undoubtedly, among the most challenging in the Torah. This statement is true on many levels, first and foremost in the difficulty it reflects in ...

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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor ...

Purim, we’re told, will be with us even after all other post-biblical holidays are no longer celebrated. And there’s a solid reason for that. Judaism is about making distinctions. Distinctions ...