Purim

It is customary to send Purim gifts to friends and strangers.

Jews around the world enjoy a variety of foods on Purim.

Imitating Queen Esther, Kurdish Jewish women used to bathe in the river on Purim night.

Purim festivities spill onto the street, last multiple days, and are a time for serious fun — for both kids and adults.

The rabbis imagined the Bible's Vashti as both evil villain and tragic heroine.

Both the holidays when this prayer is recited are marked by courageous human action in making space for the miraculous.

The new tradition of waving a flag when Esther and Vashti's names are mentioned celebrates the triumph of these Purim heroines.

When an oppressed group massacres others.

How the events chronicled in the Book of Esther inspired a holiday.

The plot and themes of "the whole Megillah."

Can a book of the Bible be funny?