According to Jewish tradition, the current Hebrew month of Adar is meant to be joyful. Ancient rabbinic commentators demand: ...

Focusing on a pivotal episode within the Purim story—this crucial conversation between Mordecai and Esther teaches us the ...

Recounted in the Book of Esther, the spring holiday of Purim is traditionally celebrated with feasting, gift-giving and ...

Battalion commander read passage from Torah while wearing clown hat, as other soldiers began firing randomly, according to ...

Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.

Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...

Wet rim of a cocktail glass and roll it in the pistachios to create an inviting edge. Fill the glass with ice. Mix equal ...

The clouds of confusion will clear, sanity will replace lunacy. The hypnotic spell of postmodern confusion will be broken.