American Jews should stand up against a movement that coopts Queen Esther, a Jewish heroine, to attack free speech and queer ...

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Purim is one of Reno Rabbi Benjamin Zober's favorite holidays. It is an occasion when everything is turned on its head, Zober ...

A special feature of the exhibition is the return of a 17th-century parchment scroll of the Book of Esther, produced in Ferrara.

I often wonder if we have squandered what Esther and Mordechai begged and fought for, and Jews around the world died to ...

What can we learn from the Purim story that can help us navigate living with this partial redemption? How do we move to a paradigm of complete redemption?

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

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

In Yiddish and English, a single word—play, or shpil—refers both to recreational enjoyment and to theatrical performance.

ET: Hear from five inspiring, powerful women, Sara Blau, Esty Prus, Rochie Pinson, Jackie Glaser and Esther Reizes-Lowenbein, ...