Food also plays an important role in Purim festivities. A special triangular-shaped pastry called Hamantaschen—representing Haman’s hat or perhaps his pockets—is traditionally baked and shared.

But Purim wants us to look deeper. Jewish foods are relentlessly symbolic. Taschen means pockets in Yiddish — and what do pockets do? They conceal. On Purim, it turns out, there are many dishes ...

This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to what is commonly known as Purim Meshulash, or “triple Purim.” ...

But you do, according to the Sages, have to give mishloach manot — two or or more food items, delivered to at least one person, on the day of Purim, which this year is Friday. If you’re gonna ...

For the first time, three rare archival photos documenting Purim celebrations in the Land of Israel during the 1920s are being unveiled. These images, from the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish ...