In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

There has long been interest in illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, as documented in the beautiful 1969 book Hebrew Illuminated ...

Helen Ready’s 1971 women’s liberation anthem, “I Am Woman Hear Me Roar,” comes to mind when I think of Purim. Remember Esther ...

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

Now, fast forward to October 6, 2023, when Israelis were living peacefully, happily providing Gazans with an income by ...

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

I attended the reading of the Book of Esther in the Zion community in Jerusalem, a community whose values are my values: ...

In the midst of all the noise, may we also tune our hearts to the quieter frequencies: the acts of hidden kindness, the ...

JP “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York (through August 10): In the mid-seventeenth ...