Then the Book of Ruth opens. Same period. Same land. Entirely different world.

Every year as Purim rolls around, communities and individuals begin searching for megillot. And, every year the temptation arises, to go for a “bargain,” and settle on the cheapest scroll you can find ...

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in the Purim Megillah reading on Tuesday evening at the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, together with his wife, Sara, and son, Yair. The yeshiva dean, ...

The holiday of Purim is well-established as a day of joy and gratitude for the miracle which spared our people from an evil enemy. Even during these deeply difficult moments for our people where we ...

NSHA Middle School students are pictured with Dr. Paul Brody (back row, third from left), Middle School Principal Rabbi Adam Acobas (fourth from right) and Head of School Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin (far ...

From Haifa to Dimona, women are gathering to unfurl the Megillah and let Queen Esther’s voice come through. The feeling, for me and every woman who participates, is that a woman’s reading brings the ...

Artist Avner Moriah affectionately calls it a “Ganze Megillah” – his artistic illumination of the Scroll of Esther measuring a whopping 28.03 m. long. In the past year, officials at the Guinness World ...

Just in Time for Purim, author Ilan Sendowski is publishing “Court Intrigue: The Man Who Refused to Kneel.” Sendowski’s book offers a fresh perspective on the timeless story of Megillat Esther. This ...

The Scroll of Esther is getting a makeover from some kids in Pennsylvania, a Reconstructionist scribe and a computer graphics program. Congregation Or Hadash, a small Reconstructionist synagogue ...

So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities. 1. Megillah ...

Some communities are choosing to address head-on the uncomfortable text of the Book of Esther’s ninth chapter at a time when the Jewish people are responding emotionally, spiritually and militarily to ...