During the day of Shushan Purim, I normally walk through the city of Jerusalem and stop at one of the Chabad Purim tents ...

In the midst of all the noise, may we also tune our hearts to the quieter frequencies: the acts of hidden kindness, the ...

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

the end of the Purim story can no longer tenably be read as fantasy or comedy. Whether we like it or not, whether we stare directly at it or look away, whatever our relationship to Israel might be ...

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

A brief oasis for peace in the Middle East occurred this past Sunday right here in Vancouver, BC in the broken heart of the ...

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended. But even as peace in the region seems out of reach, a group of Twin ...

I dread the chometz cleaning but with the Spring season almost here and longer days of sunlight, it makes it less stressful.

Israel is back at war, a war they should have and could have finished months ago. The situation we are in today is far from ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...

The King, who never realized that Esther was Jewish, is outraged at Haman. He has his minister executed. In subsequent conversations with Esther, Achasverosh grants the Jews the right to self-defense ...