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

Ahead of Purim 2024, members of the Ramban synagogue community, a prominent Religious Zionist shul in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem, felt very ambivalent about the holiday. “It was the ...

JERUSALEM — Welcoming children for a Purim celebration this week, the security guards at the official home of Israel’s president drew laughs when they asked a routine security question ...

When the 14th of Adar falls on a Friday, Purim is celebrated as usual by Jews the world over, except for those living in cities with walls from the days of Joshua (Jerusalem)* who normally ...

Jerusalem hosted its annual Purim parade on Sunday, celebrating the Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of ...

On Purim, I’m sure God can take the joke ... a term the Bible applies only to the Persian palace and the Jerusalem Temple, both magnificent abodes built of marble, gold, and silver, decked ...

Now, on the first Purim since Shiri, Ariel and Kfir were confirmed dead and returned to Israel for burial — and with Yarden back in Israel after a hostage release last month — Jews around the ...

Video. The Purim parade in Jerusalem on Sunday featured the Israeli police band and a yellow ribbon, symbolising hostages held in Gaza amid ongoing conflict.