Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that celebrates the survival of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, as told in the biblical Book of Esther. It falls on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which in ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Thursday evening marks the start of the 24-hour celebration of Purim so members of the Lowcountry community are preparing to celebrate. Purim is a Jewish holiday that ...

A “sofer” (Hebrew for “scribe”) writes the scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of Safed on March 5, 2025. This is not the first time in history in which some ...

There’s an old Ladino adage Neil loves to quote every year around this time. It goes “Purim por un lado, Pesah en la mano!” which means Purim on our side, Pesach in the hand. (As though I’m not ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom, immersing the community in the royal splendor of the Purim story. The evening was ...

It is a universal truth that no one likes getting raisins in their Purim basket. And yet the raisins persist. I’ve come to believe that the same tiny red one-ounce box has been making the rounds for ...

When asked to picture an image that represents the essence of Purim, one is likely to immediately conjure up a mask, gragger or, for the strong-stomached among us, a prune-filled hamantaschen. A sign ...

Purim is the Jewish holiday commemorating when Queen Esther saved the Jews from her husband's advisor, Haman's, wrath. Haman wanted to massacre the Jews of Persia because Mordechai (Esther's cousin ...

In Yiddish and English, a single word—play, or shpil—refers both to recreational enjoyment and to theatrical performance. These two senses of shpil capture the essence of Purim, a holiday governed by ...