2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (840+ words) Purim is one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible. At first glance, it looks like a tragedy waiting to unfold " an evil decree, a threatened people, and a future that seemed sealed in darkness. But Purim reminds us…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (828+ words) In the final chapter of the Book of Esther, the book itself is described as an iggeret, a letter. This is an unusual term for a work that ultimately would become part of Scripture. Rather than being presented as a…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (577+ words) I want to share his thoughts on Purim. "Jocularly, folks sometimes say, "Purim is like Yom Kippur; "Yom K'Purim," he begins. "Sadly, from my American perspective, the current (and longtime) political leadership in both the US and Israel leads me…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (383+ words) It's that magical time of year again" when your home transforms into a cross between a costume warehouse, a candy distribution center, and a storage corner for some random Passover supplies you couldn't stop yourself from buying at Osher Ad....

19+ hour, 49+ min ago  (350+ words) A University College London student society has doubled down on its mourning of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - comparing his death to that of the pope - despite extensive criticism. UCL's Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society, which purports to explore the teachings of Islam as…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago  (746+ words) Why real leadership demands results and not just soundbites in a time of rising antisemitism. Leadership Is earned in deeds, not headlines - opinion Why real leadership demands results and not just soundbites in a time of rising antisemitism. In Jewish…...

21+ hour, 55+ min ago  (418+ words) Purim begins on Monday night, while Israel is at war: closed schools, a nationwide ban on gatherings, and Israel's religious leadership is putting one message at the center of the holiday: drink less, stay alert, and be ready to move…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago  (347+ words) One of two high-profile Shi'ite religious leaders in Iran who issued fatwas following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formerly received a "15,000 "religious tolerance' grant from Brent Council. On Sunday, following the assassination of Khamenei by the US and Israel,…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (634+ words) Above their graves a mausoleum was built, which still stands today. For generations, Iranian Jews would come here especially on Purim, in order to read the Megillah as close as possible to the story's heroes. Until not long ago, Jewish…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (153+ words) The photographs, dating from the 1920s through the 1950s, captured the vitality and communal creativity that defined the holiday during the British Mandate period and the early years of Israel. Even before the establishment of the state, residents of the Yishuv spent…...