Joy is a very holy pursuit. And no day exemplifies this more than Purim.

More than accomplishment, Judaism values effort.

In her debut book, ‘The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic,’ Gila Fine, a lecturer of rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute ...

Discover how astrology in Jewish tradition evolved from sacred texts to AI, blending ancient wisdom with cutting-edge ...

Despite the mitzvah’s relatively modest baseline, many people exchange dozens of food gifts with family, friends and ...

Purim is a holiday of paradoxes. It celebrates […] ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

How Jews and Christians Built the West — and Why Only They Can Save It,” Melanie Phillips takes a candid look at the ...

Peter Beinart is not the first person to accuse Jews of genocide in the Purim story. It is a staple of antisemites. Beinart’s perversion is to make this accusation while posing as a committed Jew.

The most famous of the women is Yalta, the most mentioned female character in the Talmud, according to Fine. In Yalta’s most famous appearance, she breaks 400 jugs of wine in response to a rabbi ...

A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...

Genealogists volunteering for the Looted Books Project recently returned a volume to a 103-year-old Holocaust survivor in Florida who was given the book in 1930 as a gift for her good performance in ...