The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...

Wherever we travel, wherever we find ourselves in this vast world, all we have to do is pay attention, look around, maybe put ...

Captured by, among others, Shmuel Joseph Schweig, one of the Yishuv's most renowned photographers, these photos bring to life the festive spirit of the era.

Video. The Purim parade in Jerusalem on Sunday featured the Israeli police band and a yellow ribbon, symbolising hostages held in Gaza amid ongoing conflict.

A Purim call to action began circulating in late ... The family became an intense symbol of the Israeli hostages in Gaza for the more than a year during which Ariel and Kfir were the only children ...

Two children in original Purim costumes, one in a split black-and-white outfit, and the other wearing a dress adorned with Jewish symbols, Tel-Aviv, 1928. / Joseph Schweig, KKL-JNF Photo Archive ...

For the first time, three rare archival photos documenting Purim celebrations in the Land ... shows a child dressed as a citrus tree, a strong symbol of Israeli and Zionist identity.

Purim came to be known as the “Jewish Halloween” as many will dress up in costume for Purim, to “mask” their true identity, a symbol of one of Purim’s key themes as Queen Esther hid her Jewish lineage ...

American Jews should stand up against a movement that coopts a Jewish heroine to attack free speech and queer people, write a rabbi and an LGBTQ+ activist. Queen Esther is back in the news — and ...