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The Scroll

A Reply To ‘Reading Megillah in Tehran’

Asking whether Jews in Iran are really free to celebrate

By Karmel Melamed · March 20, 2014
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Observance

Reading Megillah in Tehran: How Iranian Jews Celebrate Purim

As Jews around the world commemorate the rescue of Persian Jewry, how do those who live where the story took place mark the day?

By Shai Secunda · March 13, 2014
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Observance

Christians Have Fallen in Love With Queen Esther, Purim’s Jewish Heroine

In recent novels, sermons, and Bible-study guides, evangelicals and mainline Protestants alike find inspiration in the biblical tale

By Rebecca Phillips · March 12, 2014
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World

For Centuries, Jews Ruled Poland’s Liquor Trade. Why Was That Legacy Forgotten?

Purim reminds us it’s unusual for Jews to indulge in recreational boozing—one reason Polish nobles liked having them run taverns

By Steven I. Weiss · March 11, 2014
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Family

How a Purim Treat Turned Into a Purim Chore—and Finally a Source of Joy

We publish a comic holiday newsletter for our friends. Recently it started to feel like work, until I learned the meaning of ‘mitzvah.’

By Rebecca Klempner · March 11, 2014
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