We are coming off of the beautiful holiday of Purim. In the Megillah, we read how Haman offered King Ahasuerus 10,000 kikar ...

Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.

Unfortunately, too many conservatives and Republicans are making the mistake that partisans on the left used to make and ...

King Ahasuerus gets rid of his wife because she didn't follow orders. His new wife, Esther, is Jewish, but King Ahasuerus doesn't know that. Esther's cousin, Mordecai, finds out two people who ...

Focusing on a pivotal episode within the Purim story—this crucial conversation between Mordecai and Esther teaches us the ...

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...

Esther secured her place in history, joining a long, celebrated line of women who give of themselves selflessly for the good ...

Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...

Kings, clowns and princesses mingled Friday night at t Jewish Center with magicians, bears and cowboys. It wasn’t a months-early Halloween party; it was a celebration for the holiday of Purim, which ...

Itsik Manger (1901-1969) pioneered the fully modern, rhyming Purim shpil; his Yiddish Megile first appeared in Warsaw in 1936. After “extensive research,” he “discovered” a love triangle so spicy that ...

From ancient Persia to today, the Jewish people have faced enemies seeking their destruction—but like in the Purim story, ...