Purim is a holiday of paradox, where what seems most obvious is not the whole story — nor quite what it seems. It is a tale of extremes: power and vulnerability, celebration and destruction, honor and ...

Unfortunately, too many conservatives and Republicans are making the mistake that partisans on the left used to make and ...

A special feature of the exhibition is the return of a 17th-century parchment scroll of the Book of Esther, produced in Ferrara.

However there was one sense that had always been pure – that was the most subtle and intangible of senses – the sense of ...

The late Queen Elizabeth, who hosted Donald Trump three times in 18 months, became adept at impersonating the US President.

As we celebrate Purim this year, we should embrace both the joy and the responsibility that come with it. Mordechai’s ...

Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...

It is a universal truth that no one likes getting raisins in their Purim basket. And yet the raisins persist. I’ve come to ...

Looking for a modern Queen Esther? Here she is: a Jewish woman, embodying diversity, who stands up for Zionism.

The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah ...