In life, it is rare to find anyone as purely righteous as Mordechai or as purely wicked as Haman — though there are ...

Many consider this the most joyous day on the Jewish Calendar. My children and their friends at their preschool, for example, ...

Though more Hamans would continue to arise, the Jewish people would survive and celebrate countless Purims in a new Promised ...

Oct. 7 was a painful reminder of a truism of life — the existence of absolute, undiscerning evil. Hamas lulled us to sleep ...

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

An Israeli takes part in a parade celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim near Modi'in, Israel on March 14, 2025. Purim is a ...

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

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

As we celebrate Purim, let's remember that neither Elon Musk nor Mahmoud Kahlil are straightforward heroes. Nor are they ...

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

A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some ...

Instead of giving my 13-year-old daughter a generational Hebrew name, a few years ago, while attending Hebrew School at ...