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Esther
David Seidenberg
March 1, 2018, 2:36 pm
David Seidenberg
The next pageant should select a new Haman
Contemporary politics remind us to stifle any knee-jerk association between evil and ugly
Yael Unterman
March 8, 2017, 7:45 am
Yael Unterman
Esther, heroine for those who must hide
An ode to all who cloak their authentic selves, and a prayer that they find inner connectedness, and a safe place to share
Tzvi Sinensky
March 3, 2017, 2:51 pm
Tzvi Sinensky
Fake news and Purim
A holiday known for hilarity and inebriation celebrates events that heralded an era of unusually rational analysis and literacy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, March 6, 2016. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
March 24, 2016, 10:07 pm
Netanyahu: Wholesale attacks on Reform Jews ‘unacceptable’
PM condemns Orthodox lawmakers who said movement is destroying Judaism, akin to Purim villain Haman
By JTA
Purim offers some serious reasons for laughter. (Yoel Ben-Avraham/Creative Commons via JTA)
February 23, 2013, 2:59 am
A close call with genocide? That’s hilarious!
With elements of dark humor and screwball comedy, the Purim story is also a bit of a joke
By Dasee Berkowitz
US pop singer Madonna performs during her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour in Tel Aviv, 2009. (photo credit: Amir Meiri/Flash90)
May 25, 2012, 9:17 pm
Madonna arrives in Israel to kick off world tour
Material Girl’s motorcade enters Tel Aviv hotel with guards shielding the superstar from the media; diva expected to visit holy sites ahead of May 31 concert
By Aaron Kalman and AP
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