Purim is the celebration of Jews' salvation from slaughter by the Persian empire thanks to the bravery of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai (more on them later).

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.

The holiday of Purim has historically been a holiday of revelry and upside-down merriment, arriving as it does in concert with Carnival and Mardi Gras. For many years I have enjoyed disguising ...

Purim resonates with the Jews of the Diaspora because it is easy to identify with Esther’s plight and to understand the bravery required for her to step out of her comfortable, even privileged ...

For the past two years, business trips have taken me to Paris during the week of Purim and I have celebrated the holiday there. Contrary to the popular belief among Jews in the United States, France ...

The 1st annual Purim Celebration hosted by Chabab of Bowie will take place Friday with crafts, a masquerade, dinner and more.

Assimilation was quite prevalent at the time with many prosperous exiled Jews preferring a liberal, cosmo-political approach as opposed to a conservative, separatist approach. Very few remained true t ...

Briefly, the Purim holiday tells the story of Haman, advisor to the Persian king, who plots to kill all the Jews in the Empire.

Jews have celebrated the Feast of Purim ever since as a day of deliverance. Last week brought the 14th day of Adar (March 1) in the Jewish year 5694. Many a Jew all over the world made merry.

Purim, a Jewish holiday, celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from genocide over 2,000 years ago. The holiday emphasizes the importance of hope and optimism, even in the face of ...

In stark contrast, in Israel, where an estimated 15,000 descendants of Cochin Jews now reside, Purim is celebrated in ways that reflect broader Jewish and Western cultural traditions.

When asked to picture an image that represents the essence of Purim, one is likely to immediately conjure up a mask, gragger or, for the strong-stomached among us, a prune-filled hamantaschen. A ...