What is the strangest book in the Bible? If you’re familiar with the scriptures, you might vote for Daniel in the Old Testament or Revelation in the New Testament. Both books feature bizarre, ...

Esther was from Persia. She was a beautiful Jewish woman who became a heroine for saving the Jews from extinction — the reason why Purim is celebrated each year. Movies that have portrayed the story ...

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This must be President Trump’s year of living biblically. Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a trip to the Holy Land during the Jewish holiday of Purim, offered his diplomatic view that God ...

Though I read voraciously, there are very few authors who I have placed upon my ‘must-read’ list. They are the select few whose new releases I must obtain and devour, who I will gladly read without ...

In the Purim story, a Jew hides in plain sight among gentiles until the time is right for a big, momentous reveal that, in a miracle of history, saves our people. In late December, when I went to see ...