The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...

Each of my children has different strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles. With Hashem’s help, they will all find their own individual paths.

Tisa, which this year was also Purim Meshulash, the grand Melave Malka benefitting Keren Chaya Mushka was held for the twenty ...

Helen Ready’s 1971 women’s liberation anthem, “I Am Woman Hear Me Roar,” comes to mind when I think of Purim. Remember Esther ...

In the midst of all the noise, may we also tune our hearts to the quieter frequencies: the acts of hidden kindness, the ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Photos and story by Robert Kalfus This year’s Purim festivities at Chabad of Yonkers saw people dressed in all individual ...

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

Purim is hardly over, and the true faces of the haters and loathers have already been revealed. Not so long ago, it was ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster reflects on Exodus and its connection to slavery and liberation.

The King, who never realized that Esther was Jewish, is outraged at Haman. He has his minister executed. In subsequent conversations with Esther, Achasverosh grants the Jews the right to self-defense ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...