The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

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

Haman’s epithet, Agagite, indicates his descent from Agag, King of the Amalekite people. The similarity of his personality suggests this descent may be symbolic. The king had ordered Mordecai to ...

He alerts the palace, and King Ahasuerus has those people put away and has Mordecai's good deed noted in his royal court ...

Briefly, the Purim holiday tells the story of Haman, advisor to the Persian king, who plots to kill all the Jews in the Empire. The secretly-Jewish Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai foil Haman ...

The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of first minister of the kingdom. When the Jew Mordecai fails to kneel down before Haman like all the ...

Rava said: A person is obligated to drink on Purim until he is so intoxicated that he does not know the difference between “cursed is Haman” and “blessed is Mordechai.” (Megillah 7b ...

‘Esther and Mordecai’ by Aert de Gelder ... In the story of Esther, Haman managed to activate a broad-based coalition threatening the Jewish people. For sure, many antisemites were hardened ...

Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai were instrumental in rescuing ... often with noisemakers used to drown out Haman’s name; exchanging food gifts; giving to the needy; dressing in costumes ...