Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...

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This Purim, as we celebrate Esther’s bravery, let us also appreciate her masterful use of negotiation. Her story reminds us ...

The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...

The events in Shushan were never merely about the Jews of Persia. Just a few years before Esther’s miraculous rise, we had ...

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

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined local Jewish leaders to celebrate the holiday of Purim with a unique ...

The Torah narrates that not once but twice, Sarah puts herself at huge personal risk for her husband, which meant, in her ...