Category: Purim

THE ABSENCE OF GOD’S NAME

Megillat Esther is a record of the Purim story written contemporaneously and later included in... Read More

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

A few weeks ago, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, our youngest son Uri put... Read More

LEADERSHIP LESSONS IN MEGILLAT ESTHER

In this shiur Rabbi Dunner concentrates on the festival of Purim, focusing on leadership issues... Read More

HIGH OFFICE IS NOT ABOUT GLORY

Thousands of words have been written about this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference in publications across... Read More

THE INTRIGUING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAMAN AND MORDECHAI

Megillat Esther seems, on the face of it, to be very straightforward. It records a... Read More

MEGILLAT ESTHER & MYSTERIES OF THE DIVINE PLAN

The relationship between bitachon - faith in God’s plans for us, and hishtadlut - our... Read More

HAPPINESS IS CRUCIAL IN THE MONTH OF ADAR

Everyone knows we have to be joyful in Adar: “Mi'shenichnas Adar Marbin be’simcha”. But what... Read More

FAITH IS CONTINGENT ON DOUBT

The very intriguing aspect of the Purim story, and the principle feature that differentiates it... Read More