Purim is considered one of the most fun, happy and joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar. It is a festival that commemorates the saving of Jewish people living in ancient Persia. “In one word ...

For many, even in religious Jewish communities, men dressing up as women have been a part of the Purim festivities for generations. Cincinnati’s LGBTQ Jews have re-interpreted this tradition to ...

Purim’s costumes hold a deeper lesson—seeing beyond disguises to the true essence of people, just as in the Megillah.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Giving is a fundamental part of many ...

It is Good Friday. I have written about Purim most years and 2020 is no different. Easter is about the path to Salvation through Jesus death on the cross followed by the resurrection. This idea of the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature have allocated $14.5 million to sustain the state’s Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, which provides essential services to more than 2,000 ...

What are the historical and spiritual roots of this conflict? Are there parallels between the current war with Iran and the war with our enemies in ancient Persia concluding with our victory ...

Reckless rites : Purim and the legacy of Jewish violence by Horowitz, Elliott S Publication date 2006 Topics Bible. Esther -- Criticism, interpretation, etc, Violence -- Religious aspects -- Judaism - ...

Gemilas Chesed in White Oak, Pennsylvania, is persisting despite the steel town's decline and diminishing Jewish population.

A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the ...

When Motty returned to Israel from the trip, he continued to sing and play music at events, and sometimes used to sing the Hashgacha Pratit song, but with his own words. Instead of “hashgacha pratit ...

More James Franco and Seth Rogan to be exact and what better way than to follow up the apocalypse with another the creation ...