Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the ...

For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence of diaspora Jewish communities throughout history and the world. Last year ...

A “sofer” (Hebrew for “scribe”) writes the scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of Safed on March 5, 2025. This is not the first time in history in which some ...

As Peter Beinart points out in his recent book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, “there are still fewer Jews alive ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

The Jewish carnival holiday of Purim, marking the story of the Book of Esther, carries special resonance this year. A look at the celebration in wartime Israel. Today in Jerusalem, a festive parade ...

The day of Purim on the Jewish calendar doesn’t specifically call for Mardi Gras beads, green jumpsuits or fake beards, but there’s nothing that says you can’t wear them. Purim celebrates the ...

This year more than ever, both Jews and Christians in general, and Israelis and Iranians in specific, are and should be united in the common lessons and miracles as chronicled in Esther. The ...

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Hatzaloh's Samuel Markowitz with Jewish travelers in Brussels airport. The Jewish community of Brussels had prepared two major Purim events for this week, intended as the focal point of celebrations ...