(RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly ... against the Jews is foiled by the wits of the eponymous, beautiful queen. But there’s a dark underbelly to all ...

This beautiful time of year is the heart of spring in Israel. Once Purim ends, people fall into a cleaning frenzy. In my ...

But both streams are equally sophisticated in harmonic terms, mixing beautiful melodies with captivating grooves ... Fact or fantasy?Yana Purim is that old friend even though I've never met her.

Purim has come and gone, but I can’t stop thinking about it. Perhaps this is because Purim’s Megillat Esther is the only one of the five megillot that is read not once but twice. Eicha ...

Jewish people all over the world will be celebrating the start of the festival of Purim. Find out how you can make a gragger and what they are used for. The Purim story features a villain called ...