Purim
Trump is speaking at AIPAC. How should Jews respond? (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 17, 2016
(RNS) America finds itself in a very difficult time. We have to do something.
Are Jews obligated to give money to panhandlers? (COMMENTARY)
By Beth Huppin — March 3, 2015
(RNS) On Purim, one of the religious requirements is to give directly to at least two poor people. The Jewish sage Maimonides instructed us not to be too discerning. “Anyone who puts out his hand to take should be given money.”
COMMENTARY: On Purim, seize the day
By Sharon Brous — March 13, 2014
(RNS) Purim is an exercise in radical spiritual destabilization, the one day each year when Judaism's otherwise exacting tradition recognizes that sometimes drunken revelry is a supremely reasonable response to the world.
Kosher bakery finds sweet success with its employees with disabilities
By Lauren Markoe — March 12, 2014
(RNS) These bakers needed a break in life, and local Jews needed kosher cookies. At one suburban bakery, the two find a recipe for success.
Survey: Yom Kippur not as important to younger Jews
By Lauren Markoe — September 3, 2013
(RNS) In these Days of Awe, as Jews call the 10-day period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we asked students and staff at Hillel to share their thoughts on the Jewish holidays and why so many Jews picked Yom Kippur as their favorite holiday.
Is Purim the Jewish Halloween? Some Jews say no
By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2013
On Purim, as on Halloween, children dress up and goodies are given out. But some Jews take care not to think of Purim as their Jewish Halloween.
Jews worry about Purim’s endorsement of alcohol
By Tracy Gordon — March 6, 2012
(RNS) Too many times, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb has seen the high cost of Purim's darker side, the "ugly and despicable behavior" of young yeshiva students who drink to excess on a day that is equal parts Halloween and Fat Tuesday. By Meredith A. Bennett-Smith.
Is Purim the Jewish Halloween? Some Jews say no.
By Tracy Gordon — March 1, 2012
(RNS) The raucous Jewish holiday of Purim begins on Wednesday (Mar. 7) and many a Jewish kid will dress up in costumes and give out treats to neighbors. Sound like Halloween? For some Jewish families, the answer is a resounding "no." By Lauren Markoe.
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