ESSAY: Shabbat As The Antidote to Amalek (Parashat Zachor and Purim)
In a world where all run about harried and confused, one man stands alone in his calm demeanor.
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Purim
Purim
MEDITATION: Shabbat As The Antidote To Amalek (Parashat Zachor and Purim)
The remembrance of Shabbat is in and of itself the erasure of Amalek.
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ESSAY: עד דלא ידע — Until We Meet in the Field of Unknowing (Purim)
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there,” says Rumi. Purim is that meeting place. (Click image to read more)
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MEDITATION: עד דלא ידע — Until We Meet in the Field of Unknowing (Purim)
In this meditation, we explore the concept of ad delo yada, the instruction on Purim to get into a mindset of not knowing the difference between blessed Mordecai and cursed Haman. We consider what this mindset might feel like, if we let go temporarily of our pervasive habit of judging, distinguishing, separating and evaluating, and
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ESSAY: Standing Up For Ourselves (Parashat Zachor, Purim)
Here is the key to the turn of events — the king grants permission for the Jews to defend themselves. (Click image to read more)
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MEDITATION: Standing Up For Ourselves (Parashat Zachor, Purim)
We, too, are given permission by the King of Kings to do the work of standing up for ourselves against internal — as well as external — attack. (Click image to read more)
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MEDITATION: Gathering Together (Purim)
On this day when President Zelensky of Ukraine comes to ask for help for his country from the US, we are commemorating Esther’s plea to the king for mercy for her people. In preparation for that request, Esther instructs Mordecai to gather the people together. In this meditation, we work on our capacity for gathering,
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Purim Riddles
(Originally published in 2021, with some new additions for 2022)
How many hamantashen should one eat on Purim? (Click image to read more)
QUICK THOUGHT: God in the Megillah (Purim)
In a way, then, we could say that every single word of the Megillah becomes God’s name. (Click image to read more)
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SHORT ESSAY: Spread the Love (Purim)
This Purim, spread the love. Be like Mordecai, who made a daily practice of checking on Esther . . . Kindness is an effective tool to combat evil and fear. (Click image to read more)
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