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

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

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

This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing ...

Jewish communities worldwide celebrated Purim, a joyous holiday that includes dressing up in costume, giving charity, and ...

Purim has come and gone, but I can’t stop thinking about it. Perhaps this is because Purim’s Megillat Esther is the only one of the five megillot that is read not once but twice. Eicha ...

(RNS) — The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza. (RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and ...

We’ve Been Waiting for You!” Aleph sent dozens of rabbinical students to prisons across the country to bring the joy and holiness of Purim to isolated individuals.

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

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 ...