The often-repeated verse were Mordechai counsels Esther that she was put in her place as Queen “for such a time as this” ...

Many in the Jewish community seek translations of sacred texts as a way of fighting for their national and religious identity ...

The overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria paved the way for a historic visit, with Syrian Jews returning from the U.S. to Damascus for the first time in three decades, hoping to rebuild community.