Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with ...

With Purim just a grogger’s turn away on March 19, it’s time to reroll the scroll of Esther and take another look at the whole megillah. It’s a story with characters so lifelike, I should quote them.

In anticipation of writing this year’s Purim column, I realized that I am hopelessly ambivalent about Purim 5785. Last year was difficult enough. But considering the unimaginable pain that collective ...

So you won’t have to write to ask me why this column published on St. Patrick’s Day isn’t about the saint and his namesake day, I’m going seen members of the congregation walking before sunset on ...

Leadership is “a process of social influence in which one person enlists the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.” Both Mordechai and Esther play leadership roles in ...

The Book of Esther tells the remarkable story of a Jewish orphan who became Queen of Persia and saved her people from genocide through courage and divine providence. Esther’s bravery in approaching ...

I remember when I first realized I didn’t understand Esther — possibly, didn’t even like her. It was Shabbat afternoon and a group of us were reading over the text of the megillah with a woman from my ...

The United States is worried about reports that Iran may destroy the tomb some believe holds the remains of the biblical figures Esther and Mordechai. The U.S. Commission on International Religious ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with ...