Purim and the War Against Iran

Four Inspiring Lessons from Purim

Four powerful lessons about courage, unity, leadership, and hope.

Queen Esther & Abraham Lincoln

Esther didn't feel ready. She wasn't especially brave. She took responsibility anyway — and changed history.

God in Disguise

In the Purim story, the miracles were masked as coincidences. Purim invites you to look deeper and recognize the hand that was quietly guiding everything all along.

Be the Protagonist of Your Own Life: Lessons from Queen Esther

You're not a supporting character in someone else's story. You're the lead. In one defining moment, Queen Esther figures that out. Here's how you can too.

Purim’s Counterintuitive Strategy for Confronting Modern Antisemitism

The Purim story is Judaism's masterclass on antisemitism — and we're ignoring every lesson in it.

The Greatest Threat Facing the Jewish People Isn't Antisemitism

Assimilation is quietly doing more damage to our people than any external enemy ever could. But the good news is that the answer to both threats is the same.

Queen Esther's 6 Lessons for Today

Timeless messages that Esther wanted every man, woman and child to hear.

The Deeper Meaning of Laughter

Like Schopenhauer, Judaism believes laughter arises from incongruity and absurdity.

Hide and Seek with God

Peeling back the cloak of coincidence to see God’s hidden Hand.

The Lion King and the Book of Esther

They have more in common than you think!

Amalek, Doubt, and the Politics of Cooling the Jews

Amalek's weapon was doubt. Three thousand years later, pundits like Tucker Carlson are running the same play, delegitimizing Israel and the Jews one question at a time.

Choosing Joy This Purim: 10 Ways to Increase Happiness In the Chaos

When the month of Adar enters, increase joy. But how? Practical steps for choosing happiness when life feels overwhelming.

The Science of More Joy: Four Ways to Increase your Happiness

Four research-backed strategies to help you build deeper, lasting joy.

One Person Can Change the World

To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be what saves their world. 

The Five Masks We Hide Behind

Reconnecting to your authentic self on Purim.

Stop Hiding Your Jewish Identity

Purim isn’t just a holiday, it’s a warning: you can never hide your Jewish identity.

Playing Divine Hide and Seek

The Purim story is one giant spectacle of Divine Providence, revealing God even when He's most hidden.

Queen Esther’s Message to You

Every generation has its evil Haman. And he doesn’t care what type of Jew you are.

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Hidden Miracles

Purim teaches us how to find God behind the curtain of history - and in today's headlines.

Hammering Haman: The Legend of the Fearsome Ottoman Tyrant and Purim

In 19th century Greece, a Jewish community's unusual Purim noisemaking caught the attention of the despotic Ottoman ruler who entered the synagogue.

Chaos & Order: The Meaning of the Hebrew Month of Adar

Purim teaches us to appreciate the world's awesome beauty, amidst so much chaos and horror.

Cairo Purim: When Cairo’s Jews Were Saved from an Evil Ruler in the 16th Century

Like Jews of Persia in the Purim story, the Jews of Cairo were under the threat of annihilation. Their prayers were answered and the evil schemer was punished.

Amalek and Irrational Hate

Unconditional, irrational hatred cannot be reasoned with.

6 Myths about Happiness

Even in these dark times, you can find joy again.

The Intense Antisemitism of Haman, Hitler and Hamas

The greater evil always attacks the greater good.

Queen Esther: Five Lessons in Personal Transformation

Queen Esther shows us how to overcome our obstacles and move forward, despite our fears.

Queen Esther and 6 Other Extraordinary Jewish Women

Jewish history abounds with strong Jewish women who ensured the survival of the Jewish people.

Dining with the Devil

My father’s terrifying encounter with Reinhold Feix, the sadistic German commandant.

Increasing Joy Even in Times of Darkness

Six practical ways to start increasing joy when your heart feels heavy.

Should You Get Dressed Up as an Israeli Soldier This Purim?

The IDF uniform is not simply a costume and it should never be confused with a symbol of warmongering. It’s the holy garb of a holy nation charged with a holy mission. 

Stalin and the Purim Miracle

Stalin had plans to murder millions of Russian Jews. Like Haman, the tables suddenly turned.

Existential Threats Reunite a Divided Nation, Then and Now

The Purim story’s eerie parallels to what the Jewish people are facing today.

Purim Teaches Us How to Respond to Anti-Semitism

Bond in unity and stand up as proud Jews.

When Jews Were Saved: Celebrating Personal and Communal Salvations throughout History

If you’re a Jew alive today, chances are there’s a miraculous story of survival in your family history. Here are a few of them.

Embracing Joy

Joy unfolds as a byproduct of living a life steeped in meaning and authenticity.

Queen Esther: The Ultimate Feminist Hero

The ancient Jewish queen used her female strengths to save the Jewish people.

Why Harry S. Truman Recognized the State of Israel

Like Eddie Jacobson, God is calling on each of us, saying there is something only we can do.

Is the Jewish People in Danger of Extinction?

According to the Purim story, that is not the right question.

What Are You Doing to Confront Anti-Semitism?

A crucial lesson from Mordechai and the story of Purim.

The Therapeutic Joy of Purim

You defeat fear by joy. You conquer terror by collective celebration.

When God is Hidden: The Meaning of Purim

Finding meaning and hope in times of darkness.

The Hesitant Hero: Queen Esther vs Volodymr Zelensky

There’s more than one way to be a Jewish hero.

Queen Esther’s Love Letter to Her People Is Just What We Need

With everything going on in the world, we need to inculcate her message now more than ever.

My Husband’s Paralyzed Face

My husband looked awful and I was horrified. He just carried on with no embarrassment, life as usual.

Purim and Spain's Hidden Jews

Why Purim best expressed their loyalty to their Jewish heritage.

Not Just Purim: Five Extraordinary Stories of Miraculous Redemption

Jewish communities around the world that were saved from the brink of destruction.

Spotify’s Shuffle Button and the Meaning of Purim

Adele was really on to something.

We Have to Talk About Charvona

Why do we have to remember the most forgettable guy in the whole Purim story?

The 4 Happiness Habits of Purim

How to live a life filled with happiness.

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