Purim

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Mayor de Blasio is no enemy of Orthodox Jews. But others are weaponizing the coronavirus to vilify our community.

We should be unified in doing all we can to protect ourselves and others from the coronavirus, not point fingers at imaginary culprits like the haredim.

By Rabbi Avi Shafran April 29, 2020 4:24 pm

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A year ago, I went public with my #MeToo moment. Purim reminds me of all we haven’t learned.

If enough men critically examine their behavior and listen to survivors, the culture will begin to shift, says Sheila Katz, who made news when she accused philanthropist Michael Steinhardt of sexual harassment.

March 9, 2020 6:01 pm

A French-speaking man pulling a kippah that he wore as a face mask back on his head.

In Purim coronavirus joke, Dutch synagogue asks congregants to wear kippahs over their mouths

“The executive board of the community and the health department of Raalte thank you in advance for your cooperation!” its social media post reads.

March 6, 2020 2:01 pm

Purim is a holiday for partying. This year, the coronavirus makes things different.

By Ben Sales March 4, 2020 6:45 pm

Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites in their country over Trump peace plan

By Marcy Oster February 24, 2020 12:43 pm

Jared Kushner reads Megillah at the White House

By Ron Kampeas March 22, 2019 5:59 pm

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5 ways to keep your family Purim stress-free this year

By Shoshana Kordova March 20, 2019 12:11 pm

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Esther is the real queen of the art of the deal

By Rishe Groner March 19, 2019 5:07 pm

Nieuw Israëlietisch Weekblad editor-in-chief Esther Voet (Courtesy of NIW)

Jewish journalist’s Purim prank about fleeing anti-Semitism shocks Holland

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 19, 2019 12:29 pm

German Jews are all in with a Catholic Carnival tradition

By Toby Axelrod March 15, 2019 1:37 pm

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