Decorative 18th-century roll of parchment, which tells the story of Purim, was inked by a 14-year-old girl and evokes age-old questions about accepting Jewish ritual articles made by women

Rabbi Gavriel Benayon says he had just purchased himself a new pair of sneakers when he saw a homeless man who did not have any shoes on despite the cold; rabbi offered him his pair, promoting applause from passengers