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 ...

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 is the Jewish holiday commemorating when Queen Esther saved the Jews from her husband's advisor, Haman's, wrath. Haman wanted to massacre the Jews of Persia because Mordechai (Esther's cousin ...

Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sunset, Saturday, March 23. At synagogues across the world, people will read the Book of Esther. But its story of celebration is followed by another, darker ...

This year, it is not simple to enter the joy of Purim. In light of antisemitic violence and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, I am finding the violent parts of the Purim story scarily resonant. The Purim ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining. The Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sundown on March 23, ...

(RNS) — An essential part of the memory-making of both Passover and Purim is the hope we find in gathering. In a recently published book, “Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What ...