Category: Purim

A question was brought: Why do we read about the building of the Mishkan, or Tabernacle, in the month of Adar, when Purim falls?

“The presence of the Divine is manifest within a place of joy.”

Like the liturgists of old, Arlin’s work troubles us where we are too comfortable and comforts us when we are troubled

When our culture is filled with messages that tell us we must be happy and to find a quick fix to deal with negative emotions, it can be difficult to work on cultivating genuine happiness. During the month of Adar and the holiday of

As I push the stroller along the bumpy paved path of the local park, I feel rare sunlight on my face after a long winter. The season seems to be hinting at changing, while the cold breeze reminds me it’s not spring just yet. I needed to go outside, to see the sun today. It was a gray and isolating winter, as I stayed home for many days with my beautiful new baby. He had been born premature in November, and the five weeks that he spent in the hospital were one of the darkest times of my life. Though my son’s health always progressed well throughout that period, we were in limbo.

This Purim, think about what your costume might say about you and allow yourself the freedom to embrace your hidden self.

What music might best serve as a soundtrack to this year’s Purim experience? Join our humorous debate!

This year Purim falls on International Women's Day. What would our Purim heroines think about the rights and roles of women in today's world?

What music might best serve as a soundtrack to this year’s Purim experience? Join our humorous debate!

Over the last several years my relationship to Purim has changed. I have come to appreciate the invitation to simply be happy and to play with convention in a contained and bounded way.