The celebration of Purim, a traditional Jewish holiday that all are welcome to join, is one of Eckerd Hillel’s most fun and ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

So is Rabbi Shalom Lebowitz. Dressed as Mordechai, he is prancing from group to group, injecting doses of enthusiasm.

We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Photos and story by Robert Kalfus This year’s Purim festivities at Chabad of Yonkers saw people dressed in all individual ...

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

Most of the people I speak with these days are overwhelmed and stressed beyond anything they had previously known. American ...

Apparently, we are forever doomed to be wandering Jews – even in our own homeland. Purim at the Sofer-Schroeder home■ THE PURIM feast at the home of Gerald (Yaakov) Schroeder and his wife, Barbara ...

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.