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Why did Esther make two parties; why not just one?

Simplest answer: it builds a lot more suspense.
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How was Chanukah celebrated at the Beis HaMikdash?

The whole enactment was that everyone observe it in their home.
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Money spent on Achasverous's Party

Not that I'm aware of, though the midrash does comment that in noting at the very end of the book of Esther that "the King levied a tax" is a polite way of saying that he had gone broke from all the p …
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When to say brocha when making a L'chaim

Many Sephardim include L'Chaim as part of kiddush: HOST: Savri meranan v'rbanan v'rabotai. CROWD: L'Chaim!! HOST: Baruch ata Hashem elokenu melech haolem borei pri hagefen. (Yes I know, Ashkenazim s …
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