Shushan Gunan Street historical and cultural block is nestled at the foot of Shushan Mountain, beside the tranquil Lihe River. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Nestled at the foot of Shushan ...

Written just after the end of Purim, as Shushan Purim is starting. Written under the influence of the spirit of Purim (pun intended) Rebbe Shlomo of Karlin asked: Why did Haman want “to ...

After eight chapters recounting how the Jews of ancient Shushan in Persia evaded a plot to kill them, the story turns to revenge. The Jews kill more than 75,000 people from the kingdom.

Things unfolded differently in Shushan. An extra day was required to root out terrorist remnants and to publicly hang Haman’s murderous sons as a deterrent to future threats. With the battle ...

Like many synagogues, Rabbi Nate DeGroot’s California congregation had a tradition of accompanying the annual recitation of the Purim story with rowdy humor. But when the storytelling arrived at ...

Elad Shushan, commander of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade. The veteran reservists had temporarily left the battlefield to escort The Times of Israel into the heart of the Gaza Strip ...