French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...

What can we learn from the Purim story that can help us navigate living with this partial redemption? How do we move to a paradigm of complete redemption?

Understanding the importance of flexibility, we have structured our event to accommodate the Jewish holiday, Shavuot, as well ...

It seems like no coincidence, then, that we read Esther and Ruth at the beginning and end of this period in the year.

The Qur’an refers to this incident: “We raised the Mountain over you saying: Hold firm to what we have given you, and study its commandments; so that you may attain piety towards God, (as God lovers) ...

The true test of any civilization is not whether it can withstand its enemies, but whether it can justify its own existence beyond them.

Shlomo Mantzur, 86, the oldest hostage held by Hamas prior to his murder in captivity, was laid to rest on Sunday at Kibbutz Kissufim, where he lived for more than 70 years. The Mantzur family invited ...

Mansour was born in Iraq in 1938. When he was three years old, he experienced the 1941 Farhud massacre in Baghdad, during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. “This is one of the most difficult ...

However, many non-Jewish indigenous groups also reject such narrow definitions ... The ancient origins of our festivals, such as Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot, are deeply tied to the land, as are ...

This event actually has an origin thousands of years prior and was called Shavuot in Hebrew. According to tradition, this was when God appeared to the children of Israel at Mt Sinai and gave them ...

Whether exploring the profound impact of historical events, the dynamics of conservative family life, or the pursuit of personal fulfillment, Jewish cinema offers a variety of tales spread across time ...

PINEVILLE, Mo. — Three people were killed in a crash near Pineville Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a Bella Vista woman was heading south in the northbound lanes of ...