Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

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

Purim is a strange holiday for Jews, and nothing is stranger than its central piece: Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). We dress up as someone else – just as Esther hid her identity (the name ...

The opening words of Parshat Tetzaveh are: “You shall further instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling a Ner Tamid” (Exodus 27:20) ...

Today, besides Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ayatollah Khamenei, we are hated by U.N. officials and innumerable college faculty, students, commentators, journalists, and government officials around the world.

Hence these brief, Middle Israeli lines to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.DEAR AYATOLLAH, Jews the world over have read with great interest your comments last weekend concerning ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas ... and features the salvation of the Jews of Persia from a plot of extermination hatched by the evil vizier Haman and rubber-stamped by ...

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

The prophecies of the Bible have rarely felt this vivid in our ... Once again, our triumph over Haman, a descendant of Amalek, stirred the hearts of many within the mighty Persian empire.