For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence ...

Jewish people across the world will be celebrating the holiday Purim this week. Purim, celebrated every year on the 14th of ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

The often-repeated verse were Mordechai counsels Esther that she was put in her place as Queen “for such a time as this” ...

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the cookies with an egg wash (1 whole egg mixed with 2 to 3 tablespoons of milk or ...

We have to recognise the humanity of ‘the other’. We have to truly mourn the loss of human life when that life was innocent ...

A festive Purim party will take place in Crown Heights, with l’chaims, music and dancing and lavish Dairy Buffet. This year at a new location – Bais Rivkah on Lefferts Avenue.

Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights led a day of celebration for Purim last Thursday that took on a special meaning as ...

ALEH’s campus in Bnei Brak was transformed into a lively airport terminal, where children dressed as pilots and flight ...

The mefarshim explain that the story of Purim is unique because its themes repeat in every generation. Likewise, jealousy can ...

According to the Sages, it was Esther who asked the Jewish community to write the Megillah, so that they would remember her: ...

Thursday evening marks the start of the 24-hour celebration of Purim so members of the Lowcountry community are preparing to ...