How The Fight Against Hamas Is Like The Fight Against Haman
Why does Mordechai tell the Jews to take plunder? Is that part of self-defense? Is any material motivation necessary when faced with a threat to one’s life? Is it admirable?
Certainly not. That one line of Mordechai’s letter is nothing like what I’d expect from Jewish lovers and protectors of life, from the nation charged with representing ethical monotheism to the world.
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It’s been hard for many of us to get into the spirit of Purim this year, because of current events.
In this new essay, TorahTutors director Sarah Rudolph illustrates how, at the same time, there might be wisdom to find in the Purim story that relates to those events.
