American Jews should stand up against a movement that coopts Queen Esther, a Jewish heroine, to attack free speech and queer ...

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Purim is one of Reno Rabbi Benjamin Zober's favorite holidays. It is an occasion when everything is turned on its head, Zober ...

A special feature of the exhibition is the return of a 17th-century parchment scroll of the Book of Esther, produced in Ferrara.

‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Through August 10 ...

I often wonder if we have squandered what Esther and Mordechai begged and fought for, and Jews around the world died to ...

Later this week will begin the 24-hour celebration of the Jewish holiday known as Purim and a Lowcountry organization will be ...

Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

In Yiddish and English, a single word—play, or shpil—refers both to recreational enjoyment and to theatrical performance.

The exhibits gallery, which begins with a survey of Jewish history in Amsterdam, holds a collection of illustrated Esther ...