Her peaceful reign upends many assumptions about power, piety and what Jewish leadership should look like. 

A reflection from the Zohar for Rosh Chodesh Kislev.

A symbol of life with enormous spiritual power.

A reflection from the Zohar for Yom Kippur.

Beyond Manischewitz's wildest dreams.

Purim is coming and the inhabitants of my house are giddy with anticipation. It has long been a favorite holiday ...

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

An ideological face-off.

How this festival became a time for merriment and satire.

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