Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

The shouts of children in costumes and the popping of balloons filled the social hall of the Beth Sholom Congregation on Sunday for the congregation's annual carnival to celebrate the Purim holiday.

As a moment in time, the Oct. 7 massacre was, paradoxically, an event both anomalous and familiar, at once exceptional and routine. It was horrifying and shocking to the extreme, yet, given the ...

The fifth weekly biblical portion in Deuteronomy is Shoftim, “Judges.” The rabbis who were descendants of the ancient Pharisees viewed this portion as supporting the Pharisees’ views, rather than ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. A reported White House plan ...

What is a holiday like Purim doing on the Jewish calendar? What is a book like Esther doing in the Tanakh? Was the holiday ...