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  • Purim’s Lessons and Celebrations
    Helping Christians understand more about the Jewish faith and about Israel was one of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein's greatest passions. It is in that spirit that we share Rabbi Eckstein's teaching on God's saving work that is celebrated during Purim.
  • The Story of Purim – Part 2
    Helping Christians understand more about the Jewish faith and about Israel was one of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein';s greatest passions. It is in that spirit that we share Rabbi Eckstein's teaching of how Queen Esther's brave actions saved the Jewish people from destruction.
  • Celebrating Purim In the Holy Land
    Fellowship President Yael Eckstein shares how she was able to obey God's command to be happy on Purim during a difficult time.
  • Project Spotlight: Purim Activities with the Elderly
    In preparation for the Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins this Wednesday at sundown, The Fellowship organized activities for participants in our With Dignity and Fellowship program. Hundreds of Fellowship volunteers visited and brought cheer and holiday gift baskets to 100 elderly in Ashkelon, an Israeli city on the Mediterranean coast.
  • Let’s Make Savory Hamantaschen for Purim!
    Purim is just around the corner, which celebrates the biblical story of Esther. And we bring you another hamantaschen recipe from The Fellowship's Rachel Katzman.
  • Let’s Make Lemon Poppyseed Hamantaschen for Purim!
    This month, Jews will celebrate Purim, which recalls the biblical story of Esther. A favorite Purim treat are cookies named after the villain of the story, Haman. The Fellowship's Rachel Katzman shows us how to make them.
  • Why Jews Celebrate Queen Esther on Purim
    The Fellowship's Ami Farkas shares why Esther is such an inspiring female character in the biblical story that Jews reflect on and read out loud during Purim , a holiday celebrated yesterday by Jews around the world.
  • The Meaning of Purim
    Yael shares the deep, spiritual meaning of this holiday which is also a time to put on costumes, sing, dance, and give to one another and to charity.
  • IDF Shuts Crossings for Purim
    In advance of the upcoming Jewish holiday, the Israeli military has imposed a four-day closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
  • Photo Friday: Purim Celebrated by All
    To take part in Israel's Purim festivities last weekend, a wheelchair in Tel Aviv was decorated as an IAF fighter jet.
  • The Purim Poem That Comforted Holocaust Survivors
    A newly discovered poem from the end of WWII was written by a Holocaust survivor in a hospital ward to comfort fellow survivors for Purim.
  • Bibi Invokes Purim in Meeting with Putin
    In Moscow, PM Netanyahu says that like ancient Persia in the book of Esther, Iran has similar designs - to wipe out Israel.

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