Shavuos Snippets http://media.blubrry.com/rabbiwolbe/content.blubrry.com/rabbiwolbe/Why-do-we-visit-kotel-and-stay-up-Shavuos-night.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 11:48 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSSRabbi Wolbe explains why Jews have traditionally stayed up the entire night of Shavuos studying.
Why we get Drunk on Purim http://media.blubrry.com/rabbiwolbe/content.blubrry.com/rabbiwolbe/Purim.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 12:33 — 5.7MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Purim we are instructed to intoxicate ourselves with wine till we do not know the difference between “Haman is cursed” and “Mordechai is blessed”. What could possibly be the rationale behind such a strange mitzvah?