The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...

"We will continue to show the world that all animals deserve to be loved just like she was," co-parents Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter wrote of Esther on Instagram Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial ...

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Project Esther's overreach may ultimately strengthen rather than weaken the Palestinian solidarity movement by exposing the authoritarian tactics being deployed against it As a professor of Jewish ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, starting Saturday evening, centers on the biblical Book of Esther. Set during the ancient Persian Empire, the story recounts how King Ahasuerus marries the beautiful ...

The holiday of Purim is popular among the Jewish community for various reasons — delicious feasting and hamantaschen, bright and colorful costumes, and festive songs and spiels abound. This night of ...

Jewish persecution and Jewish self-protection, not to mention Jewish paranoia, the relations of Jews and Persians, the morality of Jewish reprisals for Jewish persecution, even the impulsive acts of a ...

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For the first time, two sets of siblings appear on Forbes’ annual Self-Made Women ranking. The Instagram savvy Kardashians and Silicon Valley powerhouses Anne Wojcicki, cofounder and CEO of genetic ...

ESTHER is an amazing artistic stretch for the A.D. Players and pays off in many ways for the faithful. The dancing is immaculate, the singing is top-tier, and the production itself looks stunning. It ...