Purim

Learning and Re-Learning How to Leyn

This blog post was written shortly after Purim 2013. If you’re reading megillah this year and need help learning the ...

Why I Let My Jewish Kids Trick-or-Treat

Below, Michele Schipper explains why she lets her kids trick-or-treat. To hear from another Jewish mom with a different perspective, ...

Purim 2015

Everything you need to know about Purim 2015.

Purim 2014

Everything you need to know about Purim 2014.

A Visit to Shushan

Purim and drama have always been passions in my family. This year they intertwined in a totally unexpected and unique ...

What “The Daily Show” Can Teach Us About 21st Century Judaism

I am ready to nominate Jon Stewart as an honorary “Rabbi Without Borders.”Last week, Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, in a ...

Why “The Purim Superhero” is the Book I’ve Been Waiting For

I’ve always believed quite firmly that what is on our kids’ bookshelves, and what we, parents and children together, share ...

Purim in Hollywood, FL with Almost 150 Women

For the women of Hollywood Florida, the Women’s Megillah reading is a highlight in our spiritual lives. This year almost ...

Potluck Minyan in Brooklyn Hosts its 6th Megillah Reading

I took a deep breath and looked around the room. There were more faces looking back at me than I ...

Offensive or Good Fun?

This past weekend was Purim, a holiday full of laughter, parody and dress up. Fittingly, many Jewish groups release Purim ...

Purim Does Drag

Anyone who has ever been to a proper Purim celebration knows that a good Purim party could never be a drag, ...

Orthodox Women in St. Louis Write a Megillat Esther

Orthodox women reading Megillat Esther on Purim are a common sight in many communities, but this year, a group of Orthodox women ...