Note: The author of this article writes “G-d” with hyphenation to respect an interpretation of a Jewish rule about honoring the Holy One’s name. Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical ...

One might say that the menorah and the ketoret were temidin, while the lechem hapanim was only switched once a week, on Shabbat. However, although it was only switched once a week, the lechem hapanim ...

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 ...

Purim was carnival day all over Jewish Palestine this year. At Tel-Aviv, the festivities started early. Thousands of people arrived from Jerusalem, Haifa and the neighboring colonies. On Saturday ...

In the Diaspora, Jews stress their connection to Israel and the unity of the Jewish people. The story of Purim is told in the biblical text of Megillat Esther. As the Megillah teaches, the Jews of ...

As we move this week from Remembrance Day – when we risk drowning in sorrow – to Independence Day – when we soar in ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Purim is a Jewish festival that usually happens in February or March each year. It celebrates a story from the ...