Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

The collection makes the case that for the newly free Dutch, who fought an 80 year war for independence from Spain, Esther was a star — and her name in Persian means as much — for her ...

Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.

The King, who never realized that Esther was Jewish, is outraged at Haman. He has his minister executed. In subsequent conversations with Esther, Achasverosh grants the Jews the right to self-defense ...

JP “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” at the Jewish Museum, New York (through August 10): In the mid-seventeenth ...

An oil painting by Gerrit van Honthorst, “Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart as Esther,” renders the Queen of Bohemia in the style of the Persian ruler and insists on a lineage of royalty. “Esther and ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

The Jews who were saved in the Persian provinces during the time of Esther and Mordechai consecrated their miracle by proclaiming fast days and Purim observance each year. Over two millennia later ...

Now, fast forward to October 6, 2023, when Israelis were living peacefully, happily providing Gazans with an income by ...

Zahra Ahmadi is back on our screens as Esther Williams in new episodes of BBC's Beyond Paradise - but what do we know about ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

These Indo-Persian Spiced Knishes are vegetarian (with vegan and parve/dairy-free options) since tradition has it that Esther maintained kashrut (followed the Jewish dietary laws) by only eating ...