Queen Esther, who is Jacob’s rose, and purple, Mordecai, are heroes, for they fought our foes: their names will never die! Oh ...

For children, the Book of Esther is a fairy tale — of kings, queens, beauty contests and the foiled plans of a dastardly ...

However there was one sense that had always been pure – that was the most subtle and intangible of senses – the sense of ...

It is a universal truth that no one likes getting raisins in their Purim basket. And yet the raisins persist. I’ve come to ...

Looking for a modern Queen Esther? Here she is: a Jewish woman, embodying diversity, who stands up for Zionism.

On 8 March we mark International Women’s Day. It is not well known that there are parts of the Bible from a female ...

REMEMBER This Shabbat is Shabbat Zachor. The reason it is called that is because we read a passage from Deuteronomy and also ...

With Purim around the corner, I want readers to learn a little about how Jews who lived in Arab and Muslim countries for ...

Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential election, she helped organize An Esther Call to the Mall, a march in Washington, ...

One of my favorite times of the year is coming soon. Each year, I volunteer at the annual Temple Emanu-El of San Diego’s ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Brianna’s mum, Esther Ghey, will speak in depth for the first time in the 75-minute ITV1 and ITVX show, will air some time this year. Alongside Esther’s words about her “beautiful ...