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Religion News Service on MSNOn Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retributionThe Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes, noise making and drinking are ...
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The Times of Israel on MSNIranian chief rabbi reads the Book of Esther at the Tomb of Mordechai and EstherVideo shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...
While the book is a work of fiction, Sendowski ensures that it remains faithful to the historical and textual integrity of ...
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The Times of Israel on MSNThousands gather in Hostages Square to read Book of Esther on Purim eveThe post Thousands gather in Hostages Square to read Book of Esther on Purim eve appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Purim is a strange holiday for Jews, and nothing is stranger than its central piece: Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). We ...
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Religion News Service on MSNFor Jews, the age-old threat of Purim is not even the pastOn Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...
‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Through August 10 ...
Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.
Esther, whose name shares a root with the Hebrew word “hidden,” was everywhere. In the new exhibition, The Book of Esther in ...
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