Sunday is the Jewish holiday of Purim, a commemoration of the defeat of Haman, a king’s aide under the Achaemenid Empire who planned to massacre all of the Jews — and Jews in Teaneck, NJ, are ...

On Purim in 1994, Baruch Goldstein, an American Israeli settler, killed 29 Palestinian Muslims kneeling in prayer at the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron.

What Purim means: The word means "lots" in Hebrew, and the term refers to a lottery that Haman, adviser to the Persian King Achashverosh, used to determine the date he would kill the Jews.

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 ...

Purim, one of the most joyous Jewish holidays, will begin at sunset on Wednesday and continue Thursday. It commemorates the deliverance of the Jews from a massacre in the Persian empire and ...

The joyous Jewish holiday celebrates Jews' escape from annihilation as told in the Book of Esther. A lesser-known end to the story takes on new meaning during this time of war in the Middle East.

Mordechai, a leader of the Jews, defied Haman and told the Jews to repent, fast, pray and come together to defend themselves. The king's wife, Esther, was Jewish but hadn't told the king.

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.

This past weekend, Jews around the world observed Purim, the holiday marking Persian Jews’ salvation from a royal decree ordering their extermination. In past years I would have said ...

Four local rabbis, dressed as lions in honor of “The Lion King’s” final week at Proctors, danced ...