Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that celebrates the survival of the Jewish people in ancient Persia, as told in the biblical Book of Esther. It falls on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which in ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Thursday evening marks the start of the 24-hour celebration of Purim so members of the Lowcountry community are preparing to celebrate. Purim is a Jewish holiday that ...

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 ...

Get your costumes, graggers and hamantaschen ready — that’s right, Purim is here! Beginning the evening of Thursday, March 13, to Friday, March 14, the holiday of Purim commemorates the Book of Esther ...

A “sofer” (Hebrew for “scribe”) writes the scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of Safed on March 5, 2025. This is not the first time in history in which some ...

Gwinnett County teens are delivering 400 Purim gift packages to Jewish families through the CTeen network. The initiative aims to support Jewish teens facing hostility in schools and online, reminding ...

Carnival at JCC sets tone for one of the most jovial celebrations in the Jewish calendar. Three-year-old Kylie Kranson of Mountain Top finishes making a tzedakah purse at the annual Purim Carnival at ...

There were spies, princesses and cowboys, queens, Spiderman and even a lobster. Children from 6 weeks old to kindergarten age rode, strolled and paraded around the sculpture garden of the Tucson ...