In a world where social media defines so much of our identity, we measure our worth by likes, followers, status updates, and comments. But amid the digital noise, a timeless question lingers: Who is ...

You wouldn’t guess it from glancing around the Jewish Museum’s current exhibition “The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt,” but the book in question ends in carnage. The Persian king Ahasuerus ...

The granddaughter of the last Shah of Iran and a Jewish American businessman tied the knot over the weekend in a union that’s being hailed as a modern-day Purim story. Princess Iman Pahlavi celebrated ...

Jan Lievens, "The Feast of Esther" (c. 1625), oil on canvas (image courtesy North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh / Bridgeman Images) The Jewish Museum’s latest exhibition, The Book of Esther in the ...

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan for a deep dive into what’s behind ...

Much attention has been paid recently to the life of the Italian Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi—specifically, her rape, her torture with thumb screws while testifying during the trial of her ...

In Yiddish and English, a single word—play, or shpil—refers both to recreational enjoyment and to theatrical performance. These two senses of shpil capture the essence of Purim, a holiday governed by ...

In mid-February 2025, concerned readers flooded Snopes' inbox with questions about an alleged post from U.S. President Donald Trump and the official White House social media accounts that called Trump ...

MAGA pillars such as Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer have been raising alarms over Elon Musk's blurring of public and personal business interests, with Bannon going so far as to call Musk "a truly evil ...

A civil rights legend, Dr. King fought for justice through peaceful protest—and delivered some of the 20th century's most iconic speeches. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses crowds during the March ...

Oprah pulled off a surprise for best friend Gayle King's 70th birthday that was so good, she was afraid the "CBS Mornings" co-host would have a heart attack. On Friday night, Oprah convinced King to ...