The celebrations of both Purim and Passover only reinforce the ... I also struggle with uncomfortable passages in the Holy Scriptures. Therefore, I appreciate Jane Eisner’s recent piece ...

The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther each Purim. But by creating themed Purim spiels each year, drawing on sources from Motown to Moana, Jewish congregations clothe the familiar ...

The Scripture says the Jews “assembled to protect ... the retribution called for in the story of Esther is a problem, one that makes Purim hard to live with, especially to fulfill the ...

during this holiday.) The story of Purim is the only narrative story in the Bible where God's name doesn't appear. It seems to be the first time where humans choose their own destiny ...

As Jews around the world hear the Book of Esther read aloud this Purim, they might not know that ... his thought-provoking new book, “Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture ...

"Whenever we read scripture aloud, it has kind of a melody that goes to it," Zober said. "And Purim has its own special melody that's distinct. It's not just reading. It is unlike any other ...

Let us remember what the Bible is. It is the library of the Jewish ... written on a scroll (‘megillah’) to be read on the festival of Purim. Parchment, from Alsace, 18th century; now in ...

The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther each Purim. But by creating themed Purim spiels each year, drawing on sources from Motown to Moana, Jewish congregations clothe the familiar ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots ... in the third section of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). These Scrolls are shorter Biblical books grouped together for liturgical use and traditionally read publicly ...