Mar 6, 2023
Purim is an amalgam of things forming a tapestry that the rabbinic imagination weaves together – joining narrative with commemoration – in fascinating and curious ways.
Mar 6, 2023
The salvation that we celebrate on Purim would not have been possible without a single fateful decision of one leader in one moment.
Mar 6, 2023
A review of The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel: Esther
Mar 6, 2023
Esther's acts of bravery during troubled times should serve as inspiration for all of us.
Mar 19, 2022
Remembering is a central tenet of Judaism, and to some degree this is true. What we often forget is that forgetting is just as important.
Mar 9, 2022
Elana Stein Hain sat down with author and journalist Abigail Pogrebin for a deep-dive into the holiday of Purim.
Feb 24, 2021
Deep dive into the Israeli search for Jewish identity from both the secular and religious sides: how the differing foundational ideologies connect and divide Israelis.
Feb 13, 2021
The Megillah Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the Book of Esther
Feb 12, 2021
The Megillah Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the Book of Esther
Feb 12, 2021
The Megillah Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the Book of Esther
Feb 11, 2021
The Megillah Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the Book of Esther
Feb 11, 2021
The Megillah Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the Book of Esther
Mar 10, 2020
Through writing, Esther takes ownership of her story and the story of Purim that the Jewish people will tell for generations to come
Mar 19, 2019
One of the questions about modern festivals is the question of originality: can a festival that has been reproduced for economic and political purposes have a local identity?
Mar 18, 2019
We are commanded on Purim to engage in transgressive acts to enable us to believe evil can be destroyed through inversion.
Mar 10, 2019
The Book of Esther has a happy ending; but what happened to Esther afterwards, when the parties and celebrations were over and life returned to normal.
Feb 10, 2019
Passover Jews are motivated by empathy with the oppressed; Purim Jews are motivated by by alertness to threat.