Purim

Recognizing Women Teachers of Jewish Texts

Posted on March 29, 2016March 30, 2016 by Josh Weisman

The holiday of Purim, whose observance centers around the public chanting of the Book of Esther, is a yearly opportunity to reflect on women in the Jewish textual tradition, and women’s relationship... Read More

Purim and Holy Saturday: Waiting On the World to Change

Posted on March 28, 2016March 27, 2016 by Dorie Goehring

When John Mayer’s hit single “Waiting On the World to Change” first hit the radio waves, I would refuse to listen to it. My self-assured high school-aged smugness thought that this... Read More

Purim: A Serious Misunderstanding Of The Festival’s Mirth

Posted on March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 by Joshua Stanton

Purim’s cathartic effect is remarkable, providing an opportunity for Jewish communities to parody themselves and their own hierarchies and imbue often-serious religious practices with music and ... Read More

On Masks, Masking, Control, and Lack Thereof

Posted on March 7, 2012March 17, 2012 by Ela Merom

In Hebrew, the words for face, “panim,” and internal, “pnim,” comes from the same root and has the same exact letters פנים. This is precious poetry in one word, singing in ... Read More