Jewish Holidays

Were Mordecai and Esther assimilated Jews?

A serious lesson that focuses on fighting evil precedes the Purim fesitivites.

Eat, drink, and be merry is not without controversy.

The Purim story is a guideline for living in the Diaspora.

Finding new meaning in tree planting

Evil in the world is symbolized by fruit at the seder.

For Jewish mystics, nature is a sacred text.

A well-known story that weaves together Tu Bishvat, tree-planting and the rebuilding of Israel