The systematic murder of six million Jews during World War II embedded within Israeli political culture a powerful lesson about existential threats and the necessity of vigilance. The Holocaust also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates ...

To celebrate Purim, many Jews bake and eat a pastry called hamantaschen. The three-cornered cookie is named after Haman's hat. This dessert is generally filled with poppy seed or jam, but other ...

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 ...

(RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes, noise making and drinking ...

On Sunday, two days after President Donald Trump ordered the start of “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran, John Hagee, ...

We sent a team of Jewish kids armed with disposable cameras out to Purim celebrations across the Bay Area. Here's what they saw.

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 ...

Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates the salvation of Jews in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) who were ...