Often affectionately referred to as "Jewish Mardi Gras," Purim is more than just a festive occasion filled with costumes, ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

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

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 Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes, noise making and drinking are ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...

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

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...

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