We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.William James THE JEWISH holiday of Purim points out striking similarity ...

King Ahasuerus commands that Haman be killed. According to the Book of Esther, this happened on the 13th of Adar "and on the 14th (day) (the Jews) rested and made it a day of feasting and joy ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins tonight, is a joyous time of celebration. The story of the Book of Esther is familiar: In the 4th century BCE, ...

This week we celebrate the holiday of Purim by reading the remarkable story of the Book of Esther. In verse 8 of chapter 3, evil Haman speaks with king Ahasuerus and describes the Jews like so: ...

In literary terms, his character is a sharp satire on the foolish king swayed by his own appetites and by scheming ministers, Haman chief among them. Except, Ahasuerus isn’t quite a fool; he ...

Haman was the Viceroy to King Ahasuerus (historically, Xerxes I), and he exhibited a brand of Jew-hatred that is so remarkable that it almost resulted in the annihilation of the Jews in the entire ...

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other ...

This weekend, Jews around the world will come together to celebrate the holiday of Purim, recounting the miracles that occurred in ancient Persia leading to a reversal of fate when the Jewish ...

Fueled by a newfound anger, Haman devised a plan to kill off all the Jews in the 127 provinces ruled by Ahasuerus, which the king signed. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Queen Esther, warned of the conspiracy by her foster father Mordecai, broke the news to the king, and identified Haman as the instigator. Enraged, Ahasuerus turned to Haman and cried, “Will he ...

That sense of fragmentation is exactly how the megillah opens. King Ahasuerus throws one wingding of a party – a 180-day lollapalooza where the models pose and the booze flows – and he invites ...

Ahasuerus issued a new decree allowing the Jewish people to defend themselves against anyone who tried to kill them, and thus the Jewish people killed 75,000 attackers, including Haman’s 10 sons ...