Posts Tagged: purim
Books of Esther Found in Hidden Warsaw Ghetto Synagogue Brought to Israel
JNS.org - Three Books of Esther scrolls read on Purim during the Holocaust were recently found in a hidden synagogue at the Warsaw Ghetto after a...
Using the Story of Purim to Judge the Presidential Candidates
Thousands of words have been written about this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference in publications across the world. It seems that everyone wanted to weigh in...
The Day After
Haman’s plot failed. He and all of his sons were hung on the gallows he had erected to kill Mordechai. Only yesterday condemned to death, he is...
A Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2016
Purim’s historical background: The 586 BCE destruction of the First Temple (on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount) by the Babylonian Emperor, Nebuchadnezzar, triggered a wave of Jewish emigration...
Someone Should Remind the University of California Regents That It’s Purim
This coming Thursday, Jews around the world will celebrate the holiday of Purim. This holiday does not commemorate the inauguration of a new country, a...
Reflecting on Purim — Then and Now
There is a trend in certain quarters to look at the story of Purim as one of Jewish aggression -- the murder of innocent Persian non-Jews, and...
To Make a Big Change, Find the Small Ones First
Sometimes, the most massive amounts of energy are found in the tiniest of places. We tend to have a "go big or go home" mindset, suggesting...
How to Help Israeli ‘Lone Soldiers’ This Purim
Levi is an IDF lone soldier from Brooklyn. He is currently serving in the Golani Brigade, stationed down south near the Gaza-Egypt border. On Purim, instead of...
Redemptive Reckonings: Purim’s Cautionary Lessons Against Disobedience, Ingratitude, and Dissatisfaction
In some ways, the Scroll of Esther is an epilogue to the episode in Samuel I concerning King Saul of Israel and King Agag of...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Workers Chided for Dressing as ‘Jihadi John’ and Victim for Purim
Israeli Foreign Ministry officials sharply criticized the decision of a pair of the Ministry's employees to dress up as ISIS' executioner "Jihadi John" and...
Jews Visiting Temple Mount on Purim Made to Enter in Small Groups
A large number of Jews ascended the Temple Mount - Judaism's holiest site - on Wednesday morning to visit the holy site on the...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents the fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Faith in mankind's capabilities, as God reduces direct...
Israeli Flag Burned in Williamsburg, New York on Purim (VIDEO)
Satmar Chasidic Jews burned an Israeli flag in a street demonstration in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, during the Jewish celebration of Purim at the weekend. Footage of the...
What is the Name ‘Purim’ All About?
JNS.org - The names of religious holidays are usually fairly straightforward, pointing us to the central symbol or theme of the festival. Pesach...
