Judaism’s sacred texts probe and expose universal human truths, even as they open a window onto an emotional and religious sensibility sometimes far removed from our own. In today’s To...
In a time of anxiety, it is more important than ever to wish each other a good Purim. A brilliant, subtle and disturbing tale of identity politics and cunning, the story of the Megillah embodies the faith that racism, antisemitism and hat...
Shabbat Zachor (Shabbat of Remembrance) falls on the Shabbat before Purim. It’s named for the commandment in Devarim 25:17-19, which we read as a special maftir, exhorting us to ‘Remember what Amalek did…’, and concluding with the...
