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Iranian chief rabbi reads the Book of Esther at the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther
Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...
Religion News Service on MSN1d
On Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retribution
The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes, noise making and drinking are ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Israel Purim
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...
The Times of Israel on MSN21h
Thousands gather in Hostages Square to read Book of Esther on Purim eve
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For Jews, the age-old threat of Purim is not even the past
On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...
The Forward on MSN1dOpinion
How to navigate the Court of Trump? Esther’s pragmatism vs. Vashti’s principles
This year, that manual’s most important lessons may come from the contrasting models the female protagonists, Esther and her ...
The Times of Israel on MSN9h
Thousands at Hostages Square for Purim gathering colored by hopes for captives’ salvation
Families write to Trump, as their only hope after 'abandonment' by government; ex-hostage Omer Shem Tov tears down 'kidnapped ...
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‘Batman for Bibas’: Jewish Children Make Touching Purim Tribute To Slain Ariel and Kfir by Dressing Up as Their Favorite Superhero
They were taken from us in the worst way. They loved Batman, so today, I wear this for them,’ says British comedian Zach ...
The essence of Purim was never the Diaspora. It was always Jerusalem - opinion
The events in Shushan were never merely about the Jews of Persia. Just a few years before Esther’s miraculous rise, we had ...