Considering Esther's role in the Purim story, "it just makes sense for women to narrate the story in a public way." ...

Every year as Purim rolls around, communities and individuals begin searching for megillot. And, every year the temptation arises, to go for a “bargain,” and settle on the cheapest scroll you can find ...

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This Purim, the bochurim of RCSA Yeshiva in Johannesburg took to the streets with their Tefillin, Megillos, and Mishloach Manos. They visited shuls, homes, offices, hospitals, old-age homes, and even ...

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The Scroll of Esther is getting a makeover from some kids in Pennsylvania, a Reconstructionist scribe and a computer graphics program. Congregation Or Hadash, a small Reconstructionist synagogue ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in the Purim Megillah reading on Tuesday evening at the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, together with his wife, Sara, and son, Yair. The yeshiva dean, ...

From Haifa to Dimona, women are gathering to unfurl the Megillah and let Queen Esther’s voice come through. The feeling, for me and every woman who participates, is that a woman’s reading brings the ...

So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities. 1. Megillah ...

Just in Time for Purim, author Ilan Sendowski is publishing “Court Intrigue: The Man Who Refused to Kneel.” Sendowski’s book offers a fresh perspective on the timeless story of Megillat Esther. This ...

With tens of thousands of Jews around the world forced to spend the Purim holiday in isolation because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizations are working to make sure that megillah (Scroll of ...

Artist Avner Moriah affectionately calls it a “Ganze Megillah” – his artistic illumination of the Scroll of Esther measuring a whopping 28.03 m. long. In the past year, officials at the Guinness World ...