Two Lutheran German siblings, Sophie and Hans Scholl, grew up with the typically expected extracurricular activities of the era, such as Hitler Youth, and in Sophie’s case, Bund Deutscher Mädel (the…
Each year at Purim whenever the Book of Esther is read and Haman’s name comes up, it is customary to drown out the sound of his name with shaking of groggers (or more creatively in some…
Even though masks, costumes, flashy colors, and carnival themes are nowhere reflected in a scriptural analysis of the Book of Esther, the Mishnah, Talmud, or otherwise in early rabbinic writings, it…