Written just after the end of Purim, as Shushan Purim is starting. Written under the influence of the spirit of Purim (pun intended) Rebbe Shlomo of Karlin asked: Why did Haman want “to exterminate, ...

Once a year, for one day, the Hasidic Jewish community of Stamford Hill, North-East London (which is the largest Hasidic community in Europe), undergoes a drastic change; the monochrome traditional ...

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, today issued a call to American Jewry to observe the Purim holiday in full accordance with its traditional meaning. The Rebbe called upon Jewish ...

I remember the first time I noticed something strange about the megillah, the biblical Book of Esther that is read aloud in synagogues worldwide today, on the Jewish holiday of Purim. It was ten years ...

Today, we are well aware of the dangers of excessive drinking, alcohol addiction, and binging. There are strict laws regarding distribution of alcohol to minors and driving under the influence of ...

The Zohar tells us that Yom Hakipurim is related to the holiday of Purim, that that lofty day is a daykiPurim/ like Purim. How can we compare these two holidays and appreciate their connection? One of ...

These days, many liberal Jews think of Purim as a play date for the kids and a night of drunken debauchery for the grown-ups. We think of costumes and songs and noisemakers, a kind of carnival spirit.

What blew me away about the synagogue wasn’t the painting on the wall of the old Moroccan rebbe Meier Baal Ness, which I had never seen anywhere else — noteven in Sephardic synagogues — and which ...

Chaya Aydel Seminary students and Rabbi Yossi Lebovics (back row) bring Purim joy to residents of a retirement home. Chabad of South Broward in Hallandale Beach celebrated Purim with more than a ...

Our motley crew of revelers, carrying our stereotypes of chasidic Brooklyn with us like so much baggage, step onto the D train, bound for the 19th century. It’s a recent Purim and we’re headed to ...

At the end of Passover, there is a beautiful tradition started by the Baal Shem Tov to make a festive meal of matzah and wine in honor of the coming of the Messiah. This Passover meal encapsulates all ...