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Megillat Esther
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Looking at modern social issues through the lens of characters from the Purim story.
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The Four Mitzvot (Commandments) of Purim
A source sheet combining objects from the National Library of Israel with text sources and guiding questions.
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Liz Levin
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268
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March 14, 2022
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National Library of Israel
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Commandments
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Megillah
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Purim
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Mitzvot
Achashverosh and the Politics of Manipulation
Was Achashverosh responsible for what happened in Megillat Esther?
Liz Levin
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355
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January 11, 2022
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Ahasuerus and Haman
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Ahasuerus and Esther
Esther and the Pressures of Assimilation
What does Esther have to teach us about the balance between maintaining our Judaism and assimilating into the culture around us?
Liz Levin
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380
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January 19, 2022
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Esther
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Assimilation
Mordechai and the Ethics of War
Did Mordechai follow the Jewish rules of war?
Liz Levin
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343
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January 24, 2022
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Rules of War
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Mordechai
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Ethics
Haman and the Cycle of Revenge
Why did Haman really go after Mordechai?
Liz Levin
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392
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February 7, 2022
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Haman
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Revenge
Vashti and #MeToo
What does Vashti have to teach us about the #MeToo movement
Liz Levin
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465
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January 6, 2022
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Purim
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Women
Zeresh and White Privilege
What can Zeresh teach us about white privilege?
Liz Levin
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405
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February 14, 2022
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White Privilege
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Zeresh
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Purim
Bigtan & Teresh and the Quest for Whiteness
Are Jews part of or apart from the surrounding culture?
Liz Levin
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911
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February 17, 2022
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Bigthan
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Teresh
Mordechai, Haman and POV
Not Published
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Liz Levin
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283
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February 2, 2022
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Bowing
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Book of Esther
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Purim
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Mordechai
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Megilat Esther
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Machloket
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Haman
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Daniel Roth
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Mahloket
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Perspective
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Esther
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Idolatry
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