Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...
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Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...
Purim is a strange holiday for Jews, and nothing is stranger than its central piece: Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). We ...
For children, the Book of Esther is a fairy tale — of kings, queens, beauty contests and the foiled plans of a dastardly ...
It is a scene of utter joy, a testament to God’s mercy and the power of Esther’s courage. But inside the palace, it is ...
Esther, whose name shares a root with the Hebrew word “hidden,” was everywhere. In the new exhibition, The Book of Esther in ...
‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Through August 10 ...