Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Purim’s other woman: Vashti, the queen who kept her clothes on

by Isabel Kaplan, Contributing Writer

When it comes to the story of Purim, Queen Esther has received lots of attention. All the little girls want to play her in the Purim spiel. She’s. . .

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Purim event calendar 2013

By Ryan Torok

Purim events in Los Angeles for all ages and adults only.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Purim: Beyond the playfulness, a time for examination

by Rabbi Eilhu Gevirtz

The central character of Purim is Esther, whose name means hidden. The story is full of things hidden, and waiting for the right time to be revealed.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A vegetarian buffet to celebrate Queen Esther [RECIPES]

By Judy Zeidler

What makes Purim so special? Maybe it’s the heroic story of Queen Esther. Whatever you decide, it is still one of the happiest of all Jewish. . .

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Megillat Esther — The book of the exile

by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

Purim is an extraordinary festival in the Jewish calendar. It can be distinguished from all the other festivals by the character that it was granted. . .

Monday, February 11, 2013

A Purim directive: Laugh it up!

by Dasee Berkowitz, Reuters

Little kids will laugh at anything. The simplest knock-knock joke or a tickle fest -- even the threat of one -- can so easily end in hysterics. They. . .

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Haman’s fall: Diaspora dreams in the Biblical Book of Esther

by Elihu Katz and Menahem Blondheim

Even if you’re a serious student of the Bible, you might not know what the Book of Esther is doing there, in the Bible. Don’t worry though,. . .

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Poppy seed pleasures

By Judy Zeidler

It all began with Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, who became a vegan when she married King Ahasuerus and moved into the palace. She. . .

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

‘Shalakhmones: The Purim Platters’

by Sholom Aleichem

Wearing a silk kerchief and a plain apron - a combination of holiday and weekday attire - Mama stood by the table, practically at her wit’s end. It. . .

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Jewish NBA player “Completely not jealous” of Jeremy Lin

by Leo Margul, JointMedia News Service

Jeremy Lin’s NBA debut, in which he scored more points in his initial five games than any other new player, resulted in a fan frenzy that Charlotte. . .

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Purim: Are you doing it right?

by Lev Novak, JointMedia News Service

Purim is a festival renown for celebration, excessive drinking and wild, outlandish costumes; or, as Chasids in Brooklyn call it, Tuesday. It’s the. . .

Thursday, March 17, 2011

My personal Purim miracle

by Rabbi Daniel Bouskila

It was Purim, 1985. The surroundings seemed so strange to me. From childhood, Purim always meant Megillah reading, noise from noisemakers, loud. . .

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

California on Purim [VIDEO]

by Yale Wolman and Michael Bock

KassemJEW on the streets for Purim. What do you know about Purim?

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Not Every Day is Purim

By Ori Nir, Spokesperson, Americans for Peace Now

A colloquial Hebrew expression says, “not every day is Purim.” It can loosely be translated as “you can’t fool all the people all the. . .

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Our Annual Purim Spoof Cover 2011: Charlie Sheen, Wisconsin, Wikileaks, Dior, Egypt

By JewishJournal.com

Purim spoof cover

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

No more tears of a clown

By Ryan Torok

A man walks into a shrink’s office and says he wants to commit suicide. “What you need is a good belly laugh,” the shrink says. “Go across. . .

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Purim Calendar

By Ryan Torok

Spotlight: Purim museum tour. Sat. 1 p.m. and Sun 1 p.m. Free (does not include museum admission). Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.,. . .

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Retelling Purim: Q & A with Mordechai, Esther, Vashtie and Hayman

By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA

With Purim just a grogger’s turn away on March 19, it's time to reroll the scroll of Esther and take another look at the whole megillah. It's a. . .

Monday, March 14, 2011

Jew Are You? [VIDEO]

Jew Are You?

Monday, March 14, 2011

Turning the world upside-down on Purim

By Dasee Berkowitz, JTA

When was the last time you stood on your head? If you don't practice yoga, and you're not a 2-year-old, it's probably been quite a while. Noting that. . .

Friday, March 11, 2011

Drinking does not drive the Purim celebration

By Rabbi Dov Fischer

We are an American generation sadly marred by excess, addiction, and reduced public morals. On line at the supermarket we see magazines that headline. . .

Thursday, March 10, 2011

“Megillat Hitler,” FDR, and the Jews

by Dr. Rafael Medoff

Among the more remarkable documents of the Holocaust is a scroll, created in North Africa in 1943, called "Megillat Hitler." Written in the style of. . .

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Glass roof falls in during N.Y. Purim party

JTA

Glass falling from the atrium roof of the Sony Building in New York interrupted a Purim party.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Our Annual Purim Spoof Cover

By JewishJournal.com

Blockbuster Sequel: Ravitar, Medical Hamantaschen, Tiger's JDate profile, Mel Gibson steals a trick from Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman's 'Scott Brown'. . .