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

French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy Link Purim, one of the most joyous and dramatic holidays in the Jewish calendar, commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a genocidal plot in ...

The pervasive culture of cynicism encourages us to lower our expectations, to view optimism with suspicion, and to label ...

Queen Esther. “Renaissance masterpieces and rare parchments illustrate the story of Esther, the biblical heroine who saved the Jewish people by thwarting the plot of Haman, the King of Persia ...

She suppresses her Jewish identity to become queen. Ancient and modern commentators alike wrestle with Esther’s moral compromises: hiding her Jewishness, marrying a non-Jewish king and complying ...

The Master of the King’s or Queen’s Music is a post in the Royal Household, similar to that of Poet Laureate, granted to an outstanding musician. It is generally expected that the holder of the post ...

The exhibition, “Beautiful Esther: Purim, A Timeless Story,” explores the biblical heroine Queen Esther and the Jewish festival of Purim through Renaissance paintings, historical manuscripts ...

The exhibition, “Beautiful Esther: Purim, A Timeless Story,” explores the biblical heroine Queen Esther and the Jewish festival of Purim through Renaissance paintings, historical manuscripts, and ...

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 ...