How beautiful are illuminated ‘Megillot Esther’
During the day of Shushan Purim, I normally walk through the city of Jerusalem and stop at one of the Chabad Purim tents ...
19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem
An ancient Megillat Esther scroll dating back to the 19th century, bearing rare stamps from the community of Gaza expatriates ...
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Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show
The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah ...
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Orangevale temple gets Torah that survived the Holocaust
THE SCROLL IS ACTUALLY FROM THE 1880S. IT’S ONE OF MORE THAN 1500 FOUND AFTER THE HOLOCAUST. THE REMNANTS OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES DESTROYED BY THE NAZIS IN WORLD WAR TWO. THEY WERE FOUND IN A ...
Purim in Casablanca: Celebrating in Gaza’s shadow
For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence ...
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The Fralin presents Torah pointers in a professor and student-curated exhibition
Between Hand and Scroll” offers a close look at an essential Jewish artifact. The diversity of Torah pointers creates a cross ...