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In today’s New York Times magazine, Peggy Orenstein looks at the significance of Barack Obama as the first biracial — ...

-Why did King Ahasuerus seek the ministers’ advice when Vashti refused his request, but made do with the servants’ advice ...

Tomorrow night the One Family Fund, along with a number of partners, will try to get one million people online ...

-Rabbi Sharon Brous says: “Megillat Esther…reminds us that history is capricious and life is fragile; that willing or not, we ...

Yesterday night I attended a program at my shul called Vashti’s Banquet. More than 150 women of all ages came ...

It has been almost a year since the Jewish Theological Seminary announced it will accept students that identify as gay, ...

-This year, it’s a “triple Purimâ€?; here’s why. (Chabad)-Lynne Avadenka brings together Esther and Sheherezade. (The Jewish Week)-Purim’s “gifts to ...

Tonight marks the return of one of my favorite TV shows, How I Met Your Mother, after the strike. This ...

-Young Israel of Beverly Hills is accused of “fraud and breach of contract…a petty and ugly quarrel in a deal ...

How do Irish Jews celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day? The Loyal Yiddish Sons of Erin were a group of Irish-Jewish immigrants ...

Today is the 7th of Adar II. This may not mean much to most people, but here is an interesting ...

-Jason Eskenazi came to Jerusalem with 26 point & shoot cameras and over 250 rolls of film, and a plan ...

In anticipation of Purim, here’s a great new video by Matt Bar of the Bible Raps Project and HyperSemitic:

Purim is a merrymaking holiday with many food-related traditions, including giving mishloach manot to family and friends and eating triangular-shaped ...

Our homepage article this week talks about the changing demographics in the rabbinate. It specifically sites a growing number of ...