Illuminations #170, a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Schneur Zalman and Chanie Oirechman share ...

Thousands of sets of shmurah matzah distributed among the Jews of Moscow, and a Central Pesach Seder will be held with the ...

In every generation, each person must regard himself or herself as if he or she had come out of Egypt.” ...

The Mann House hopes to bring back its fellows in May. Villa Aurora also survived but is closed indefinitely because it’s yet ...

The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

(JNS) For many, Passover planning begins the day they sift through bags of Purim goodies. Then faced with the inevitable panic, especially this year, when seder falls on a Saturday night, they have to ...

Wherever we travel, wherever we find ourselves in this vast world, all we have to do is pay attention, look around, maybe put ...

The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...

The story of Purim, a springtime festival, takes place when ancient Jews lived in exile in the Persian Empire – and illustrates the precariousness of life as a minority. And then there’s Passover, ...

The Purim parade in Jerusalem on Sunday featured the Israeli police band and a yellow ribbon, symbolising hostages held in Gaza amid ongoing conflict. Jerusalem hosted its annual Purim parade on ...

Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates events told in the Book of Esther. Synagogues throughout the island this week marked the Jewish holiday of Purim with festive celebrations. The holiday ho ...

‘One is required to become ‘spiced’” — that is, intoxicated — “on Purim.” Thus teach the sages of the Talmud. How spiced? (Only a Jew could respond to such a command with such a ...