Every year as Purim rolls around, communities and individuals begin searching for megillot. And, every year the temptation arises, to go for a “bargain,” and settle on the cheapest scroll you can find ...

The Mishnah in Megillah says that one who reads the Megillah limafreia is not yotzei. This means if one reads or hears the Megillah out of order he has not fulfilled his obligation. Some have ...

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So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities. 1. Megillah ...

Just in Time for Purim, author Ilan Sendowski is publishing “Court Intrigue: The Man Who Refused to Kneel.” Sendowski’s book offers a fresh perspective on the timeless story of Megillat Esther. This ...

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(JTA) — When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977, the fact that she had a ritual ceremony at all was still relatively revolutionary in Orthodox circles. But she took the rite of passage a step ...

From Haifa to Dimona, women are gathering to unfurl the Megillah and let Queen Esther’s voice come through. The feeling, for me and every woman who participates, is that a woman’s reading brings the ...

Given ongoing coronavirus restrictions, many people cannot attend Purim Megillah readings in synagogues, either because they are in quarantine or because of attendance rules. While some communities ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in the Purim Megillah reading on Tuesday evening at the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, together with his wife, Sara, and son, Yair. The yeshiva dean, ...

Artist Avner Moriah affectionately calls it a “Ganze Megillah” – his artistic illumination of the Scroll of Esther measuring a whopping 28.03 m. long. In the past year, officials at the Guinness World ...

The holiday of Purim is well-established as a day of joy and gratitude for the miracle which spared our people from an evil enemy. Even during these deeply difficult moments for our people where we ...