On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 6:30 pm, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor presents the reading of the Megillat Esther via Livestream. Refer to the Beth El ...

Jewish White House staffers made time Wednesday evening to gather in the building to celebrate the holiday of Purim by reading the Megillah, the Book of Esther. The reading, led by Middle East envoy ...

(JTA) — Like many synagogues, Rabbi Nate DeGroot’s California congregation had a tradition of accompanying the annual recitation of the Purim story with rowdy humor. But when the storytelling arrived ...

Purim, a Jewish festival that begins at sundown this year on March 6, includes a public reading of the Megillah, or scroll, of Esther, exchanging gifts of food with family and friends and giving to ...

It’s interesting how the rabbinically instituted holidays are related to women. Both Chanukah and Purim have strong female heroes, at a time when women were not key players in history. As we live in a ...

So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities. 1. Megillah ...

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The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim isn’t just any other occasion to have a good time; having fun and merrymaking is actually a commandment each year. Because the holiday commemorates the Jewish ...

This year, Megillat Esther is a Rorschach test for Jews around the globe. We are going through different experiences, but ...

(RNS) — This weekend, I finally got around to reading the Book of Esther. “Aren’t you a little bit late on that? Wasn’t Purim on Wednesday evening and Thursday? Yes, it was. And yes, we read Megillat ...

Dr. Paul Brody (left) and Head of School Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin (right) are surrounded by students. (Photos by Daniel Aghalarian) North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHA) middle schoolers will celebrate a ...

Some communities are choosing to address head-on the uncomfortable text of the Book of Esther’s ninth chapter at a time when the Jewish people are responding emotionally, spiritually and militarily to ...