All of my books are the same book,” said Dara Horn, the author of seven novels and the 2021 essay collection, “People Love Dead Jews,” which may be the most talked-about Jewish book of the past ...

Helen Ready’s 1971 women’s liberation anthem, “I Am Woman Hear Me Roar,” comes to mind when I think of Purim. Remember Esther ...

In the midst of all the noise, may we also tune our hearts to the quieter frequencies: the acts of hidden kindness, the ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Photos and story by Robert Kalfus This year’s Purim festivities at Chabad of Yonkers saw people dressed in all individual ...

We’ve Been Waiting for You!” Aleph sent dozens of rabbinical students to prisons across the country to bring the joy and holiness of Purim to isolated individuals.

(AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim, at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, ...

This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival ... Jews gather for a public reading of the biblical Book of Esther. The Esther story is told as a children’s tale, in which the ...

Join Live at 6:00 PM ET: Today is Purim In Jerusalem! Amazing Post Purim kids program with Rabbi YY Jacobson with live Q&A, science, stories, and lots of fun. Live Join Live at 6:00 PM ET: Today is ...

“It’s a wonderful holiday. Everyone wears costumes…there’s presentations, of the stories of Purim.” Purim is the holiday featured in the comedy “For Your Consideration” that came out ...

The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus ... for it shall not be forgotten in the mouths of their children. Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile.