Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill launches his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, starting from the ...

Next, Achashverosh lives in the birah, a term the Bible applies only to the Persian ... I would sum up the irreverent and satiric Megillat Esther with the dark poetry of the songwriter Tom Waits ...

Women’s History Month is a good time to reflect on the progress made for women and for all humanity, all created equally as ...

Saviour Ekere Reviewer: Adjekpagbon Blessed Mudiaga Publisher: Crimson Prints, Nigeria Number of Pages: 106 “Timeless Lessons from Biblical Heroines” is Saviour Ekere’s newest book that is essential ...

Weinberg) Even though it is Purim, a Jewish holiday based on the biblical Book of Esther where drinking predominates ... enthusiastic poetry about Israeli wine wonders. Since then, I have dared ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a poem could do…,” how poetry changes our brains, and what you might get out ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...