So is Rabbi Shalom Lebowitz. Dressed as Mordechai, he is prancing from group to group, injecting doses of enthusiasm.

We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Photos and story by Robert Kalfus This year’s Purim festivities at Chabad of Yonkers saw people dressed in all individual ...

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

The demonstration was organized in collaboration with Christian Action Against Antisemitism, highlighting the shared commitment of different communities to combating antisemitism and extremism. The ...

Most of the people I speak with these days are overwhelmed and stressed beyond anything they had previously known. American ...

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

A couple of weeks later, Hitler committed suicide. Goebbels succeeded him but took his own life the very next day, along with his wife, after poisoning their six children with cyanide. Absolute evil ...

The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Rabbinate distributed almost half a million hamantaschen, or oznei Haman (“Haman’s ears”) cookies, the army said ahead of the holiday of Purim, which starts ...

We must recognize that maintaining our Jewish identity while building bridges with our neighbors creates a strong and ...