Wishing everyone a wonderful day. Looking for somewhere to give tzedaka on this special day?  Head over to Boys Town Jerusalem and see f...

Make a list of everyone to whom you want to send Mishloach Manot. Throw it out. Now give the Mishloach Manot to everyone who w...

Art: John Cox written by Esther Bashe Esther is a ''precious stone''.  She descended into the depths on a secret ...

Shiur by Rabbi Mendel Kessin given on February 25, 2018

Rabbi Kessin's latest shiur is now up on You Tube.  The sound is not great but definitely better than the audio which was available a ...

Rabbi Kessin has a new shiur, audio only : Purim Amalek and the Modern Era [the sound quality on that audio is not great, I'll have ...

Pre-Purim lecture: Rabbi Alon Anava Everything in this world has a spiritual source including evil. Haman and Achashverosh have a secret ...

by Rabbi Chanan Morrison Why did the Sages enjoin us to become inebriated on Purim? Assimilation in Ancient Persia The ...

Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson Summary: Henry Kissinger may have been the world’s most famous Jewish diplomat, but he certainly was not the first....

I have so many Purim posts waiting to be published, I had to choose which one.... finally settled on Rabbi Anava for today.

Art 'Surreal World' by Mohn-Blume by Tzvi Freeman “What’s the inner, deep, kabbalistic meaning of the mess-up at the Oscars...

Art: Vladimir Kush by: Rabbi Yosef Y. Jacobson Death of a queen The opening chapter of the Purim Meggilah is strikingly eni...

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Now that the month of Adar has arrived, people will have started to make their Hamantaschen. Traditionally, ham...

In honour of Rosh Chodesh Adar.....This may just be the most interesting shiur I have ever heard! Rabbi Mendel Kessin is explaining e...

''Fire will consume Amalek / Gog.  Fire will burn them.'' Gog - Amalek - Iran - Purim - 5777 - 5778 - and the word Moshia...

by Rabbi Aron Moss Toys don't play a major role in Jewish tradition. I can only think of two Jewish toys that are used religiou...

Who talks Lashon Hara about me, and how do I fix it? Rabbi Alon Anava: the kabbalistic origins of lashon hara - try and listen to this ...

The following is from an essay by Rabbi Nachman Kahana ''The Gemara does not elaborate on the tradition stated by Melech Shlom...

The moon was red on Purim.  I personally didn't see it, but a close and reliable friend of mine did see it, and there is talk on the ...