While the book is a work of fiction, Sendowski ensures that it remains faithful to the historical and textual integrity of ...

On the Jewish calendar, today is Taanit Esther (the Fast of Esther), a religious observance immediately preceding the Jewish ...

On the Jewish calendar, today is Taanit Esther (the Fast of Esther), a religious observance immediately preceding the Jewish holiday of Purim, on which it is particularly appropriate to offer ...

The parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. It will be preceded by check-in at 10:40 a.m. at 68 West Main St., in front of ...

The post Bibas family moved as Israelis pay tribute to murdered kids amid Purim revelry appeared first on The Times of Israel ...

The pervasive culture of cynicism encourages us to lower our expectations, to view optimism with suspicion, and to label those who remain hopeful as naïve or out of touch. The holiday's message is a ...

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 days of Lent that lead up to Easter, took place on March 5. It is a solemn reminder of how ephemeral ...

Approximately 460,000 hamantashen in the flavors of chocolate, poppy seed and date arrived at army bases across the country.The post IDF distributes nearly 500k hamantaschen for Purim appeared first o ...

The Yom Tov of Purim is a time of joy and celebration. If you plan on making a l'chaim, what's your go-to drink this year?

Sometimes silliness is true holiness. Joy is a very holy pursuit. And no day exemplifies this more than Purim. Rabbi Joseph B ...

What does it look like to navigate Purim in the Court of Trump? Queens Vashti and Esther present different models.

Last week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, stands out because Moses’s name is absent—the only time from his birth until the end of ...