Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...
Antisemitism is growing worse on the left. And on the right.
Unfortunately, too many conservatives and Republicans are making the mistake that partisans on the left used to make and ...
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The Miracle of Purim: Human Heroes and Hybrid Identities
According to the Sages, it was Esther who asked the Jewish community to write the Megillah, so that they would remember her: ...
For the greater good: The sacrifices made by Esther and other women for the Jewish people - opinion
Esther secured her place in history, joining a long, celebrated line of women who give of themselves selflessly for the good ...
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Purim: What do Jews celebrate?
French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...
Rabbi Pinto: Stop trying to please everyone – It’s time to say ‘Enough’
Rabbi Pinto stressed the importance of not mistaking false peace for genuine stability. “At home, in family life, in business—if there is no willingness to set limits and say ‘enough,’ if all the ...
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When Queen Esther and Rembrandt Took Amsterdam by Storm
‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Through August 10 ...
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What Is Purim? How And Why This Jewish Holiday Is Celebrated
Esther was initially hesitant to answer Mordecai’s pleas to reveal her true identity to Ahasuerus, but she decided to take a leap of faith. Her one condition, as she instructed Mordecai ...
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Who was the audience for the rhyming Purim play?
Itsik Manger (1901-1969) pioneered the fully modern, rhyming Purim shpil; his Yiddish Megile first appeared in Warsaw in 1936. After “extensive research,” he “discovered” a love triangle so spicy that ...