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[Chabad.org]( [View Online]( ב"ה [Chabad.org Magazine]( --------------------------------------------------------------- By the Numbers [10 Facts About the Fast of Esther Every Jew Should Know]( [10 Facts About the Fast of Esther Every Jew Should Know]( Observed this year on Thursday, it commemorates the fasting of our ancestors in the Purim story. By Yehuda Altein [Read]( [10 Critical Lessons From Haman to Counter Hamas]( [10 Critical Lessons From Haman to Counter Hamas]( Haman sounds and looks like the current crop of villains seeking to destroy us. But the similarities run much deeper, and so do the lessons. By Yehuda L. Ceitlin [Read]( [10 Questions: Take the Haman Quiz]( [10 Questions: Take the Haman Quiz]( Haman Expert or Novice? Find Out Now! By Menachem Posner [Read]( [7 Traditional Purim Recipes That Aren't Hamantaschen]( [7 Traditional Purim Recipes That Aren't Hamantaschen]( By Miriam Szokovski [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Your Questions [Why Don't We Pronounce G-d's Four-Letter Name (the Tetragrammaton)?]( [Why Don't We Pronounce G-d's Four-Letter Name (the Tetragrammaton)?]( This name possesses a power that can be easily misappropriated. By Yehuda Shurpin [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Purim Reading List [How to Celebrate Purim?]( [How to Celebrate Purim?]( Your Purim 2024 guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day [Read]( [Purim and the Betrayal of American Jewry]( [Purim and the Betrayal of American Jewry]( Jews feel that Western liberalism has abandoned them. This has happened before. This is what the Purim story can teach us. By Tzvi Freeman [Read]( [Faith Over Fate]( [Faith Over Fate]( There is a thing called nature, and there is a thing called a Jew, and the two have absolutely nothing to do with one another. By Dovi Scheiner [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Hebrew Word of the Week [What Can the Hebrew Word for “Jew” Teach You?]( [What Can the Hebrew Word for “Jew” Teach You?]( The Purim saga was the first time we were referred to collectively as "Jews." By Mendel Kalmenson and Zalman Abraham [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Freeman Files [How to Keep Halachah and Keep Your Friends Too]( [How to Keep Halachah and Keep Your Friends Too]( Think of an observant lifestyle as an art form. Keep it natural. By Tzvi Freeman [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories [Finding G-d in a Brazilian Prison]( [Finding G-d in a Brazilian Prison]( The amazing story of a young Israeli who survived prison violence, abuse, and addiction to become a bastion of faith and acceptance in her community. Oshrit Elisha in conversation with Chana Weisberg [Watch (50:26)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish News [Ft. Lauderdale Names Central City Block ‘Chabad Drive’]( [Ft. Lauderdale Names Central City Block ‘Chabad Drive’]( After long history of discrimination against Jews, new name highlights progression By Uziel Scheiner [Read]( [A New Mikvah Opens in Capital of Oregon]( [A New Mikvah Opens in Capital of Oregon]( Friends and strangers help small community observe the mitzvah of mikvah By Nancy K. S. Hochman [Read]( [Thornhill Woods Grieves Family Lost in Plane Crash]( [Thornhill Woods Grieves Family Lost in Plane Crash]( Family of five killed after engine failure over Nashville By Ellen Braunstein [Read]( [Largest Jewish Publisher Gets Its Own ZIP Code]( [Largest Jewish Publisher Gets Its Own ZIP Code]( Expansion promises new horizons for largest Jewish publisher with thousands of active titles By Moshe New [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Story [A Birthday Present from Above]( [A Birthday Present from Above]( A commitment to lifelong learning leads to remarkable birthday synchronicity. By Yaakov Ort [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Parshah [Our Divine Calling]( [Our Divine Calling]( Life Lessons From the Parshah - Vayikra By Yehoshua B. Gordon [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: {EMAIL} [Change email address]( · [Manage Subscriptions]( · [Unsubscribe]( [Contact Us]( · [Ask the Rabbi]( · [Privacy Policy]( · [Donate]( © Copyright [Chabad.org]( · 770 Eastern Parkway Suite 405 · Brooklyn, NY 11213