NEW YORK — About a decade before the Eighty Years War between the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic ended, Rembrandt van Rijn took paintbrush to canvas and reimagined Queen Esther as a 17th ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

It was a religious excuse for a Jewish version of Mardi Gras ... to find their own meaning. Esther, a Jewish orphan, conceals her identity and becomes queen (Esther 2:10, 2:17).

Today, besides Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ayatollah Khamenei, we are hated by U.N. officials and innumerable college faculty, students, commentators, journalists, and government officials around the world.

The exhibition, titled 'Beautiful Esther. Purim, A Timeless Story' looks at the persona of the Biblical figure of Queen Esther through ... The exhibit is an expanded version of one hosted by ...

Why are any of us here? Esther was about to choose to transition to adulthood and hear the call to find meaning in her life. She starts as this quiet, passive queen, hiding her Jewish identity.

On this sacred holiday, we commemorate the harrowing tale of Haman’s genocidal plot to eradicate the Jewish people, a scheme thwarted by the courage and unshakable emunah (faith) of Esther and ...