The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

Purim commemorates the dramatic events recorded in the Book of Esther, set in ancient Persia around the 5th century BCE. At its heart is a gripping narrative featuring Queen Esther, a young Jewish ...

(RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and ... as Jews gather for a public reading of the biblical Book of Esther. The Esther story is told as a children’s tale, in ...

One of the staples of Purim is the reading of The Megillah, also known as The Book of Esther. It's done once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of March 13) and once on Purim day ...

These scrolls added an artistic element to the carnivalesque atmosphere of the Purim celebrations. The Book of Esther is fertile terrain for illustrations, as it contains all the elements of a ...

(RNS) — On the Jewish holiday of Purim, which falls on March 14 this year, gifts of food are exchanged, charity is generously ...