Jerusalem Purim parties continue amid war restrictions
People gathered in Jerusalem’s streets to celebrate Purim in defiance of the Home Front Command’s restrictions, prompting the…
A look at Iran’s Tomb of Mordechai and Esther
The Megillat Esther that we read on Purim opens with the words “It came to pass in the…
KKL-JNF unveils Purim celebration archival photos
As Israel marks Purim under the shadow of ongoing war, moments of shared joy feel especially significant. In…
Public shelters become sites of camaraderie amid dangers
Spirits ran high inside a large public bomb shelter in the Israeli coastal city of Jaffa, with loud…
The Blogs: They call it reckless. We call it survival. | Rawan Osman
While most Israelis support the attack on Iran, many around the world—and especially in the United States—are condemning…
How Parshat Zachor frames Israel’s struggle with Iran
This Shabbat was Shabbat Zachor, the one week each year when the Torah turns memory into a command.…
This month in Jewish history: First permanent Israeli gov’t
Adar 1, 2448 (1313 BCE) According to tradition, the ninth biblical plague to strike the Egyptians for their…