Celebrate
Not So Fast
There are a only a couple more hours left of Taanit Esther, the Fast of Esther. As per usual, this ...
The Manga Megillah
If you’re getting Jewniverse emails (and why would you not? The coolest thing ever, every day, delivered straight to you? ...
Alterna-taschen
The New York Times has a fun article on traditional hamantaschen, and some newer riffs on the classic. Fillings of ...
Eat Your Hamantashen, Take Your Chances
Purim is known as “the fun holiday.” It’s a time during which people dress in costumes, and dance, party, and ...
Masks and Flasks, Love and Light
This commentary is provided by special arrangement with American Jewish World Service. To learn more, visit www.ajws.org.When I finally got ...
New Maccabeats Video
What, you didn’t think we would post this video?You remember the Maccabeats. They are that Yeshiva University acapella group that ...
A Megillah Costume
What are you dressing up as for Purim?If you’re Julie Seltzer — Torah (and megillah) scribe, MJL writer, and challah ...
Steal This Matzah
Over at the Awl there’s an awesome post about something called Moonstrips which are apparently awesome and made of matzah ...
Purim for Puppets
Our friends at Kveller.com have launched their new Purim video. It’s an awesome little piece that shows you the four ...
Why I Suddenly Understand Queen Esther
Sometimes I wonder what I would write about if I wasn’t Jewish and my mother hadn’t died. It’s kind of ...
Mini-Purim
Purim is exactly a month from today. This year in the Jewish calendar is a leap year, which means we ...