Purim
A Purim tradition of the Cochin Jews.
Fetishizing powerlessness.
“Our heads are full to the brim with our thinking/ Just as the King runneth over with drinking.”
A sailor, a citrus tree, and other costumes.
A scholar of philosophy joins us to take a close look at the book of Esther, and the lessons it has to teach about human success and divine providence.
A failed escape and a beloved sacred tune.
Created by David Ben-Gurion’s nephew.
Books of the Hebrew Bible are always written in Hebrew—except for this one.
There are many strange things about Purim that in the end connect to joy.
Behind the masekhah.
The holiday noisemaker bears a suspicious resemblance to the Spanish carraca.
Self-defense, not revenge.
Julius Streicher and the endurance of anti-Semitism.
Megillat Esther and Second Purim.