Again and again, the pattern returns: a decree of destruction, a sudden fall, a people still standing.

The fifth weekly biblical portion in Deuteronomy is Shoftim, “Judges.” The rabbis who were descendants of the ancient Pharisees viewed this portion as supporting the Pharisees’ views, rather than ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

While Purim commemorates the attempted genocide of the Jewish people two millennia ago, it also reminds us that, even at ...