Nine IDF reservist soldiers and their platoon commander had been fired from their combat positions for illegally opening fire ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

Kings, clowns and princesses mingled Friday night at t Jewish Center with magicians, bears and cowboys. It wasn’t a months-early Halloween party; it was a celebration for the holiday of Purim, which ...

Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.

The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...

I often wonder if we have squandered what Esther and Mordechai begged and fought for, and Jews around the world died to ...

I love Purim rituals. But the megillah is, in 2025, a document that doesn't support the values I'm trying to advance in my ...

This is Esther’s gift to us on Purim: To set aside our logic and rationality, no matter what we have done or failed to do in the past. To stand before God in complete humility and ask ...

Which leadership style is the best example for American Jews today? Esther clearly has the edge in Purim costumes, but Vashti’s stock is on the rise in Jewish feminist literature. Vashti’s is ...

On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...