Purim is a strange holiday for Jews, and nothing is stranger than its central piece: Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). We dress up as someone else – just as Esther hid her identity (the name ...

Additionally, what is its parallel in Megillat Esther? (hint: Shemot 33:16) Our parasha relates the enormity of the rebellion against Hashem by many of the eruv rav (mixed multitude). They ...