Rabbi Duvidkavich described how, on the 14th of Adar, they would drive to Tel Shechem early in the morning, sleep near Joseph ...

Oholei Torah is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved Achdus Basket website, just in time for Purim.

In fulfilling the directive to increase joy when Adar enters (“Mishenichnas Adar marbim besimcha”), Jewish communities for centuries have created “Purim-Torah” and an unending reservoir of “Purim ...

Why CyberSem and what does our online seminary intent to impart upon the girls and women who engage our new and invigorating learning method for generations of Jewish females who may otherwise have a ...

For many Jews, Purim may be the holiday when five-year-olds dress up like Queen Esther and 25-year-olds drink “until they can’t tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman,” but in recent years, ...

When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977, the fact that she had a ritual ceremony at all was still relatively revolutionary in Orthodox circles. But she took the rite of passage a step further, ...

Some people are Purim People. They enjoy spontaneity. Purim people read the story, page by page, excitedly experiencing the twists and turns of each presented character. Likewise, in their own lives, ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A colleague on the faculty of Pardes, the learning community based in Jerusalem, described to me how in her community, the annual Purim parade is quite joyous. Yet in that small town ...

Many people ask me the origins of my teaching: “no criticism, no complaints, no condemning (including accusing, blaming, abusing) and minimal criticism.” One important source is found in tractate Baba ...

(RNS) — Last year at this time, Beth Meyer Synagogue was thrown into a quandary. The 475-family synagogue in Raleigh, North Carolina, had planned a Purim parade with face-painting and costumes and ...