Joy tempered with pain; Will the sound of the ‘grogger’ ring as loudly this Purim?
Illustration of a Purim grogger. Photo courtesy of Sophie Gordon/Flash90. “Be this the whetstone...
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Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll is returned to Ferrara, Italy for Purim exhibition
CAPTION:The coronation of Esther from the Moshe ben Avraham Pescarolo Esther Scroll, Ferrara,...
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On Purim, celebrate Jewish self-defense, not self-loathing!
Looking at the Scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of...
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A pastry shop, a respite from protests at Columbia, offers year-round hamantaschen
The Hungarian Pastry Shop in Manhattan on March 5, 2025. Photo courtesy of Anna Rahmanan. JNS By...
Read MoreDid Joshua fight in vain? Let’s talk history!
A primer for Gen Z and the rest of us BY RIVKAH ROTHSCHILD Joshua fought for our land. He won, and then divided the land by lottery into nine and a half areas. Each area belonged to a different tribe and each tribe...
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