A recent post at On the Main Line discussed some of the shortcomings of the new edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica (EJ2). One of the comments written saw in a negative light the attempt to include more about the place of women in Jewish history and life. This very topic was recently treated by Prof. [...]
There is a fairly universal custom that a number of verses from Megillat Esther are read aloud by the congregation. These verses are usually “There was a certain Jew…” (2:5), “And Mordechai left the presence of the king…” (8:15), “For the Jews there was light and joy…” (8:17), and “For Mordechai the Jew…” (10:3). This [...]
See R. Eliezer Brodt’s great post at Seforim on hamentashen.
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