Haman

Why Do We Bang When We Hear Haman’s Name?

February 21, 2021 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Purim, R. Pessin, Aharon

There’s a widely accepted custom when we go to the Synagogue and listen to the reading of Megillat Esther, we bang and make noise when we hear Haman’s name being read. What is the source to this tradition? Rabbi Aaron Pessin shares…

Purim Drunk Explained (110 Sec)

February 24, 2020 Drops of Light Project Jewish Holidays, Purim, R. Pessin, Aharon

On the Jewish Holiday of Purim we must get drunk to the point where we can no longer distinguish between the righteous Mordechai and the evil Haman. Why should we lose sight of that difference? Watch Rabbi Pessin to find out now…