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 ...

The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of the holiday and of the place blended rhythmically: Chanukah in Santa Monica ...

For another Jerusalemite, celebrating Purim and remembering the victory of the Jewish people over Haman’s planned genocide was rendered more powerful amid war. Israelis are seen in costume for ...

Today, the Jewish world is celebrating the delightful spectacle of Purim. A story of conquering enemies that wish to see the destruction of Jews is an achingly bittersweet and familiar one.

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 ...

The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...

As the Jewish community marked the holiday of Purim this week, a group of anti-war Jewish activists and allies occupied Trump Tower in New York in protest over the planned deportation of legal U.S ...

The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt, in what is now Iran, history repeats itself. The Jews had been living in Israel continually, since they first entered with Joshua.

Wherever we travel, wherever we find ourselves in this vast world, all we have to do is pay attention, look around, maybe put ...

Addressing the police officers, the prime minister drew a comparison to the story of Purim, in which the Jewish people were saved from annihilation in Persia, now present-day Iran, to the modern ...