Research confirms Purim was a superspreader event, suggests need for culturally specific pandemic plans and dispels notion that ultra-Orthodox communities achieved heard immunity

New film adaptation of successful coming-of-age memoir by Joanna Rakoff set in storied NY literary agency features sparkling performances by Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver

NY Times writes obituary for Jewish founder of Bloomingdale Family Program, which changed lives of thousands of New York kids and sparked national Headstart effort

While American Jews debated the meaning of the holiday after the Holocaust, Hitler's top 'Jew-baiter' -- Nazi publisher Julius Streicher -- invoked Purim from the Nuremberg gallows

Director Keith Thomas draws on studies at Jerusalem's Hebrew Union College to tell story of the 'mazzik,' a lesser-known demon from Jewish mythology; film is streaming from Friday

Well before the Purim treats made headlines when an article by a non-Jewish writer disparaging them recently resurfaced, Perelman has wondered how sacrilegious an update would be

Rap star makes announcement using picture of her ring with a menorah on it, captioned 'MAZEL TOV BITCHES!'

Rabbi Ed Stafman says he would have been just as happy working at a local food bank, but can serve his community more as a state lawmaker after working as both attorney and cleric

Aaron Coleman calls his lack of committee appointments 'anti-Semitic'; Jewish legislator sent threatening tweet about governor, admitted to circulating revenge porn as a teen

Radio host, who has died at 70, infuriated Liberals with racist, misogynistic comments, but his ardent pro-Israel views helped entrench support for Jewish state as bipartisan issue