Yosie Levine’s Houses of Worship piece (“Purim Was Right on the Nose This Year,” March 6), describes the holiday of Purim, celebrated a few days prior, as a reminder that “history turns on our ...

The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the biblical story set in ancient Persia. In Jewish time, history often has a way ...

Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates the salvation of Jews in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) who were ...

Every year at Purim we are commanded to read the Megillah. Every year we drown out Haman’s name with noise. Every year we dress up, drink too much, and tell ourselves this is an ancient story. It ...

(RNS) — Esther’s greatness lies not only in her willingness to speak truth to power, but in choosing the strategic moment to do so. (RNS) — Purim, the Jewish holiday that falls this year on Monday ...

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In our time, we see the magnitukde of Iran’s hatred toward the People of Israel. They are willing to sacrifice their entire country, so long as they have the possibility “to destroy, to kill, and to ...

Of all the Jewish holidays, I love Purim the most. It’s a festive holiday that falls on the 14th day of Adar. We celebrate how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people. Warned by her uncle Mordechai, ...

With athletes from all around the world competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, pronouncing their names can get a little tricky at times. Luckily, the official Olympics website has a handy way to help ...

A Colorado man was imprisoned late last year after a weightlifter died in his basement. The death was the result of a treatment using ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that is illegal to bring into the ...

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