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Who was Elazar (Eleazar) the High Priest?His father was Aaron (the first High Priest) and his son was
Pinchas (who had a Parshah... Read More - Shushan PurimWhy Jerusalem celebrates a day later Read More
- Divine MadnessThere is a certain madness to this idea of talking to G‑d, of saying “You” to the Ground of... Read More
- The Silly Bird and the Wily Fox: Two Purim ParablesThe Midrash gives a parable for the story of Haman’s plot against the Jews... Read More
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The Origins of the Gragger: Why We Boo HamanRabbi David Abudraham (14th century, Spain) writes that there had been an
earlier custom for... Read More
Candle Lighting Times
St. John's, NL
Light Candles at
Shabbat Ends
