Featured Article: Planet Purim by Rabbi Israel Rubin
						Festive Purim Recipes by Marcy Goldman How about baking one giant hamantash to feed a crowd? Or adding chocolate chips to your challah? Here are some great recipes to liven up your Purim meal. Masquerade by Yanki Tauber Why do we wear costumes on the holiday of Purim? Cong. Up-in-the-Air by Rabbi Zvi Konikov Would a plane's delay cause the author to miss saying kaddish for the first time in 10 months? The Mystical Symbolism of Ches-Marriage by Rabbi Ari Raskin The Hebrew letter "ches" has many lessons to teach about man, woman, and marriage. Rocky Mountain Chai by Miriam Karp A history of Jews in Colorado - and the Jewish community of today. You Never Know by P. Maggid One Jew in Jerusalem unknowingly influences an American tourist - and a shul is built. The Bronx Branch by Larry Domnitch Delivering Mishloach Manot to an elderly man in the Bronx turned out to be more than just a fulfillment of the Purim Mitzvah. The Lost Tribes by Gutman Locks Gathered together were crowds of tribal brothers, the Chief. . .and Shimon the Levi. For the previous year's Purim articles, click here >>>
Your Purim Holiday Guide Read about the history of Purim, its main heroes and the mitzvot of the day. From Sinai to Purim by Yanki Tauber Adapted from the Lubavitcher Rebbe's teachings, this article connects the Divine Revelation at Mount Sinai to the miracle of Purim. Baking the Biggest Hamantash Cake specialist Ron Ben-Israel created the world's largest hamantash - big enough to feed 400 guests. The Clothes Have No Emperor by Yosef. Y. Jacobson The evil appeal and the story of the Megillah-and its repercussions throughout history. Rebel With a Cause by Marion Fish Yaakov Moshe Moses - teacher, science buff, professor, writer, painter - and religious Jew! Five Seconds by Simon Jacobson Can we elevate five seconds for eternity? You've Got Family by Dr. Stephen Baron Did you know that a Jew has an internal computer that says "You've got family?" Will the Real Me Please Stand Up? A rich nobleman decides to play a trick on a drunk peasant. A Student Finds Her Place by Alison Marlowe Alone in Prague, a student tries to find a place to belong. Purim in the Cards by Matthew Granovetter What could the holiday of Purim have to do with the game of bridge?