Jan Lievens, "The Feast of Esther" (c. 1625), oil on canvas (image courtesy North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh / Bridgeman Images) The Jewish Museum’s latest exhibition, The Book of Esther in the ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

(The Conversation) — Whether thousands of years ago or right now, fans have always created new stories based on familiar characters, weaving their own experiences into the tale. (The Conversation) — ...

You wouldn’t guess it from glancing around the Jewish Museum’s current exhibition “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” but the book in question ends in carnage. The Persian king Ahasuerus ...

When the topic of costume begins to reverberate throughout the halls of our schools, then I know that the holiday of Purim is quickly approaching. There is a palpable excitement in our community for ...