The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

An exhibition dedicated to Purim, one of the most joyful holidays of the Jewish calendar and especially to its Queen Esther. At the Meis in Ferrara until June 15, 2025 ...

Others like Gregory Nazianzen also excluded Esther from the Bible [JBC, p. 522]. Jerome while favoring the shorter canon, several times in his writings cited Books from the larger canon as Scripture.

The biblical musical, written more than three decades ago by LifeHouse founder Wayne Scott, runs April 12-May 11.

The Jews divided their sacred books into sections. The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor at the ...

Strauss offered a new, mythographical reading of the Gospels, discounting the historical veracity of the miracles attributed ...

As Harvard wages the necessary battle to defend what truly matters in its looming battle with the administration — the ...

As recounted in the biography of Chaplain Bohen written by his son Michael, 750 American soldiers attended the meal ...

Things are very different in Israel this Passover. The usual pre-Passover excitement is subdued as we pray for the safe ...

The Haggadah makes clear that the Exodus was not an end in itself, but rather the first step in the return to the Land of Israel, where the Israelites would live as a free people.

(Book of Esther, Bible). Further reading: Jerusalem celebrates Jewish festival of Purim – but is it right to rejoice in wartime? Haman randomly chose the date of the 13th of Adar, which gave ...