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Mar 2, 2026, 6:45 PM

Ten Lessons from the Book of Esther to the Jews of October 8

The Book of Esther—one of the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible—if it reflects historical events (a matter still debated among scholars), is set in the 5th century BCE, in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in what is today Iran....

Feb 27, 2026, 2:38 AM

Where should we begin the megillah? 4 visions of Purim

Megillat Esther, 1616.

Who controls the Purim story - Ahasuerus, Haman, Mordechai, or the hidden miracles? The answer reveals not only who pulls the strings but what the holiday is truly about

Nov 28, 2025, 9:17 AM

Peter Beinart: The Last Good Jew

Ernesto “Che” Guevara once wrote, in a moment of revolutionary bravado, “Better to die standing than to live on one’s knees.” Twenty-five centuries earlier, a different kind of revolutionary—Mordechai ha-Yehudi, the first Jew in history to be called simply...

Oct 13, 2025, 11:05 PM

From the Pogrom of Simchat Torah to the Great Salvation of Hoshanah Rabbah

In Jewish tradition, our festivals and rituals are constantly reinterpreted through the centuries, shaped by the events our people experience. Today, we have witnessed a historic day — “Atem eidai, neum Adonai” — “You are My witnesses, says the...

Oct 9, 2025, 7:31 AM

Between Mourning and Dancing: A lesson from Kohelet

In memory of Rabbi Felipe Yaffe Z”L, my teacher of Tanach, who taught me to fall in love with biblical structures and narrative. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1–8) A...

Sep 12, 2025, 12:36 AM

When words fall silent: Reflections on the murder of Charlie Kirk

The courage for passionate, fierce debate in the service of truth is the hallmark of a healthy people, for whom words are never silenced by bullets

Sep 8, 2025, 6:12 AM

Honest Stones, Honest Hearts: A Teaching for Parashat Ki Tetze

“You shall not have in your pouch alternate weights, larger and smaller. You shall not have in your house alternate measures, larger and smaller. You must have completely honest weights and completely honest measures, if you are to endure...

Sep 2, 2025, 6:11 AM

From the Cry for Vengeance to the Echo of the Shofar: Returning to Compassion

Rabbi Yoḥanan said in the name of Rabbi Yosei: From where do we know that the Holy One, Blessed be He, prays? As it is said: “I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in...

Aug 31, 2025, 8:59 AM

From Herzl to Bibi: A Talmudic vision

A reimagining of a midrash about Moses and Rabbi Akiva casts Zionism's founder and Netanyahu as links in the chain of Jewish history

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About Me

Rabbi Uriel Romano (Buenos Aires, 1989) is the Senior Rabbi of Broward Central Synagogue (Fort Lauderdale, USA). An Argentine political scientist (UBA) and ordained rabbi (Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano), he holds a Master’s in Jewish Studies (Shechter Institute). A podcaster, author of books and articles, and passionate educator, he is married and the proud father of four children.