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

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

Purim is one of Reno Rabbi Benjamin Zober's favorite holidays. It is an occasion when everything is turned on its head, Zober said. During Purim, people who practice Judaism wear silly costumes to ...

Jerusalem hosted its annual Purim parade on Sunday, celebrating the Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of surviving a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia. The event featured the ...

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

For many, Passover planning begins the day they sift through bags of Purim goodies. Then faced with the inevitable panic, especially this year, when seder falls on a Saturday night, they have to get ...

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

Absolute evil was ultimately thrown into the trash heap of history. And in Goebbels’ mansion? Hundreds of Jewish American ...

The pervasive culture of cynicism encourages us to lower our expectations, to view optimism with suspicion, and to label those who remain hopeful as naïve or out of touch. The holiday's message is a ...

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

Helen Ready’s 1971 women’s liberation anthem, “I Am Woman Hear Me Roar,” comes to mind when I think of Purim. Remember Esther ...

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