My Hebrew name is Esther, which is one of the many reasons I have always felt deeply connected to this story. Throughout my life – whether as a Jewish professional, a lay leader, or working on ...

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...

God's name is not explicitly written in the Book of Esther, which allows the scrolls to be illustrated without violating Jewish law. Dr. Chaim Neria, Curator of the Haim and Hanna Solomon Judaica ...

the responsibility of the Jewish people to secure their own survival. Unlike other biblical narratives where divine intervention plays a central role, the Book of Esther is unique in that God’s ...

A New York man who reportedly caught another man drawing a swastika on his Cybertruck right in front of a New York Post reporter and photographer who documented the arrest was stunned to learn the ...

The conclusion of Megillat Esther is very upbeat – indeed, for any Jew knowing anything about Jewish history, it is far too upbeat. But even if you didn’t know much history, the parallel ...

It’s a total reset button, a time for major renewal, just like when the Jewish people were redeemed from Egypt and became a nation. As the world wakes up from winter, they woke up from slavery ...

Instead, they unearthed what appears to be the oldest mikvah, or Jewish ritual bath, in Europe, likely dating back to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. As Riccardo Di Segni ...