A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.

Esther is the only Jew in the right position to reveal to the king that the people Haman seeks to exterminate—an act for which the king had already given permission—were her own. The book of ...

It is about a far-right Heritage Foundation empowering a far-right Trump regime to support and encourage a far-right Israeli government to continue its oppression, bombing, land theft, and ultimate ...

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Haman cast the lot to decide in which month to exterminate all the Jews in the Persian Empire in Nissan (Esther 3:7), and Adar was selected as the month for extermination. The three-day fast that ...

A collection of vignettes and monologues bring to life some of the unsung heroes of the bible – women – in CALL FORTH A WOMAN ...

However, this exposes Zionism itself as white supremacy and a modern embodiment of anti-Semitic ideology, much like Haman in the myth of Queen Esther, actively targeting Jewish organisations such ...

In societies that uphold democratic ideals, the cyclical illusions of power are both unmistakable and self-evident: today’s leaders can quickly become tomorrow’s outcasts. This indispensable truth is ...

Beinart, a prominent advocate of the idea that the Jewish state should not exist, recently wrote an article criticizing how Jews celebrate Purim, a holiday marking the defeat of Haman, who sought ...

The Yiddish Culture Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim at its meeting in March. Purim commemorates the saving of the ...