Purim joy is not simple this year. What does a responsible Purim look like?
To truly tap into the joy of Purim, we must confront two themes in the megillah: Jewish existential fear and Jewish force
To truly tap into the joy of Purim, we must confront two themes in the megillah: Jewish existential fear and Jewish force
Some communities are choosing to address head-on the uncomfortable text of the Book of Esther’s ninth chapter at a time when the Jewish people are responding emotionally, spiritually and militarily to the deadliest attack on them since the Holocaust
Members included the married comic duo Jerry Stiller, who was Jewish, and Anne Meara, who was of Irish descent.
Master storyteller Shane Baker recites the classic writer I. L. Peretz's story of a would-be saintly man diverted by a turkey
The Princess of Wales, like Esther of old, has been hidden away
A holiday normally associated with revelry needs reimagining this year
Purim spiels, like a roast, were always written in good fun and not with the intent to harm or demean
Director David Herskovits talks ‘Remember This Trick,’ his new theater piece about antisemitism
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