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

Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient city of Shushan The post Iranian chief rabbi reads the Book of Esther at ...

The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

The soldiers filmed themselves firing upon mention of Purim villain Haman; army says their behavior was 'contrary to IDF values ​​and operational procedures' The post IDF removes reservists from Gaza ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

The Broadway-style production of the Book of Esther. Courtesy of Sight & Sound Theatres Esther’s popularity has spread even further. In Branson, Missouri, a city known for its family-friendly ...

Thousands come to Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square on Thursday night for the Purim eve reading of the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the biblical heroine Queen Esther saving the Jewish ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest painters — among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. “The Book of Esther in ...

Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by Moshe Ben Avraham Pescarol on loan from the National Library of Israel.