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 ...

I remember the first time I noticed something strange about the megillah, the biblical Book of Esther that is read aloud in synagogues worldwide today, on the Jewish holiday of Purim. It was ten years ...

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 ...

Netflix's Nobody Wants This Season 2 deepens its exploration of faith by immersing in a tapestry of Jewish traditions that ...

Purim always carries a different rhythm for Jerusalem’s residents. The battle to defend ourselves from our enemies raged across the Persian kingdom on the 13th of Adar. The victorious celebration ...

Purim is a joyful springtime Jewish holiday. It celebrates the survival of the Jewish people in ancient Persia following a plot to massacre them all (a familiar theme throughout Jewish history). This ...

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One of the most important customs of Purim, the Jewish holiday that begins at sundown Thursday and lasts through sundown Friday, is the giving of food. The practice, called mishloach manot in Hebrew, ...

I always think of the Bible as sort of dry reading — difficult to understand, weighted down by archaic language and vague descriptions, full of stories that just kind of go on and on. But, of course, ...

A few years ago, when the kids were studying chemistry, we made Hamantashen cookies for Purim and the question came up about the difference between baking soda and baking powder. We had done the ...

Jewish communities are celebrating Purim this week. The festival allows even the most buttoned-down orthodox sects to let loose for a day of costumes and carousing, fuelled by religiously mandated ...