Jewish Texts

Name that verse.

Midrash Esther.

Lost in translation.

Not just the Five Books of Moses, torah can refer to a single teaching — or all of Jewish tradition.

Same same, but different.

Queen Esther gets what she wants.

No pain, no gain.

Sea walls.

Purim on Shabbat.

Getting your priorities straight.

Welcome to Tractate Megillah.

This talmudic tractate about fasting is packed with stories.