“There is significant irony in contemporary traditional communities on Purim…”
There is significant irony in contemporary traditional communities on Purim; rabbinic overexertion of the...
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“A mature adult faith demands that we take in difficult, painful facts and allow them to become part of our understandings of God, our language of faith and connection”
A mature adult faith demands that we take in difficult, painful facts and allow...
“…parthenogenetic (self-fertilizing) hamantaschen—pubic triangles traditionally filled with black seeds—are pre-spring, full-moon fertility cookies…”
So…can I prove that hamantaschen are contemporary sacred vulva cakes? No. But it certainly...
“Jewish comedy was influenced by social types portrayed by the mask in the commedia dell’arte”
We wish to confine ourselves to showing how the mask was related to “the...
“The sexualization of Purim is partly just a matter of convenience”
The sexualization of Purim is partly just a matter of convenience. The easiest and...
“Many Jews celebrate Purim, but not the chassidic Purim. The chassidic Purim is unique in its richness and multiplicity”
Many Jews celebrate Purim, but not the chassidic Purim. The chassidic Purim is unique...
“There is no source anywhere indicating that the two foods must have different berachot” for mishloach manot
The basic requirement is to send two portions, but what exactly constitutes “two portions”?...