One of the staples of Purim is the reading of The Megillah, also known as The Book of Esther. It's done once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of March 13) and once on Purim day ...

The Purim story is one of stunning reversals, none more consequential than Esther’s transition from passivity to action. She begins as an abandoned orphan, taken in by her cousin, who instructs ...

Is the Book of Esther repeating itself? Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, celebrate the festival of Purim at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2022.

Purim is the only celebration in Judaism with an entire biblical book about its origins. The Book of Esther tells how she and her pious cousin, Mordecai, defeated the scheming Haman, a powerful ...

To put it as briefly and simply as possible: Purim, which means "lots" (as in lottery) in Hebrew, tells the story of cousins (or uncle and niece, depending on what you believe) Mordecai and Esther ...

Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm reflects on the story of Purim as told in the Book of Esther, and how its message may have motivated President Abraham Lincoln.

Purim, a Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Jewish people from a genocide in the ancient Persian empire, is Saturday. The holiday celebrates Esther, a biblical queen who saved the ...

The Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther, which recounts the story of Purim, does not directly mention God. “There was not splitting of the sea or water turning into blood,” Lipskier said.

The Scroll of Esther is read twice on Purim — the evening the holiday begins and the following morning. During the chanting of the story in synagogue, congregants in costumes shake noisemakers ...

The Purim story features regular guy Mordecai who raised his cousin, Queen Esther, after her parents died. Under Persian rule, Esther hid the fact that she was Jewish. Haman was King Ahasuerus ...

Local rabbis offered some answers on how we can channel our inner Esther. Rabbi Binyomin Davis with his wife Gevura Davis (Courtesy of Rabbi Binyomin Davis) Rabbi Binyomin Davis, Aish Chaim (Bala ...

The Book of Esther, which we read on Purim dates back to the 2nd Century BCE. The story, however, still resonates as harshly relevant. Basically Ahasuerus, the all-powerful king of Persia, ...