Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

This is a figure who was part of our community, and her work enriched the lives of so many synagogues and so many people who ...

In the synoptics, Jesus only makes one visit to Jerusalem, but in John he makes at least four visits to Jerusalem for Jewish feasts. John thus places the life of Jesus in the context of ancient ...

This purification and rededication of the Temple is the basis for the Jewish feast of Hanukkah. After more victories, Judas dies in battle and is succeeded by his brother Jonathan. Jonathan not ...