In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

Purim is hardly over, and the true faces of the haters and loathers have already been revealed. Not so long ago, it was considered best to hide behind a mask and express slanderous incitement against ...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish child walks through the streets in costume during the Purim festival celebrations in Bnei Brak, ...

The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Rabbinate distributed almost half a million hamantaschen, or oznei Haman (“Haman’s ears”) cookies, the army said ahead of the holiday of Purim, which starts ...

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended. But even as peace in the region seems out of reach, a group of Twin ...

We must recognize that maintaining our Jewish identity while building bridges with our neighbors creates a strong and ...

I dread the chometz cleaning but with the Spring season almost here and longer days of sunlight, it makes it less stressful.

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

L ast week marked the Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrating the bravery of Queen Esther. Yet Esther’s legacy has been co-opted ...

the end of the Purim story can no longer tenably be read as fantasy or comedy. Whether we like it or not, whether we stare directly at it or look away, whatever our relationship to Israel might be ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

Isaac Henrion, who owns Isaac’s Bagels in Durham, North Carolina, swiftly backed out of a Jewish food festival to avoid ...