‘I would have canceled’: 3 weeks after Purim celebrations, coronavirus is hitting Jewish communities hard
by Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — The day before the Hasidic folk band Zusha performed before a crowd of 300 in the Brooklyn neighborhood…
Purim
A year ago, I went public with my #MeToo moment. Purim reminds me of all we haven’t learned.
by Sheila Katz WASHINGTON (JTA) — As we approach the Purim holiday, we also approach the one-year anniversary of my own going public about being sexually…
From the Sources: Purim – Sequel to Sinai
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In one of the Talmud’s more theologically troubling passages, an obscure sage named Rav Avdimi bar Ḥama expounded that when…
My Jewish Learning: Purim 2020
(My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 2020, Purim begins at sunset on Monday, March 9 and ends at sunset on Tuesday, March 10. The…
A spectacular Purim in Edmonton
(EJNews) – Purim in Edmonton is a spectacular holiday. Both Jewish day schools and the synagogues celebrate the holiday with gusto as well as the…