The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas ... The triumph of Mordechai and Esther will be marked at Purim this week with feasting, costumes, gifts, and the reading of Esther’s ...

(RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes ... as Jews gather for a public reading of the biblical Book of Esther. The Esther story ...

The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

In Megillat Esther, the Master of the World wears the surprisingly well-fitting costume of Achashverosh ... the dark comic sex farce of Esther is a biblical oddity. It’s the tale of a despot ...

It commemorates the foiling of an attempt at the genocide of the Jewish people in the Persian empire 2,500 years ago and is celebrated with the reading of the biblical book of Esther in which the ...

Attendees dressed up in costumes and celebrated the holiday with a glow party ... They argued that many of America’s ills are the natural consequence of removing Biblical morality from classrooms. And ...

While the theater hosted multimedia shows in the '70s and '80s, "Noah" is considered the beginning of Sight & Sound's modern mission — to bring biblical ... happens in the Bible story about ...

Although it became part of the Bible, known in English as the Book ... may also be the reason behind the custom of wearing costumes on Purim. The masks and costumes show that truth always lies ...

By Aderinola Abimbola. It is that time of the year when the Africa Magic viewer choice awards brings the excitement and the ...

From new faces to rising stars, the debut nominees at #AMVCA2025 are changing the game with their powerful performances.