Israeli police band kicked off Jerusalem's Purim parade, followed by people holding a giant yellow ribbon representing the ...

Fifth, one of the major mitzvot of Purim is giving charity to the poor. This emphasizes the value of generosity and ...

As ceasefire negotiations between Ukraine and Russia continue, a group of Jewish soldiers took a moment from the frontlines ...

According to Jewish tradition, the current Hebrew month of Adar is meant to be joyful. Ancient rabbinic commentators demand: ...

Focusing on a pivotal episode within the Purim story—this crucial conversation between Mordecai and Esther teaches us the ...

At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, ...

Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and ...

I dressed as a frog. I was channeling my namesake Jeremiah and the bullfrog from the song “Joy to the World.” In celebrating ...

Battalion commander read passage from Torah while wearing clown hat, as other soldiers began firing randomly, according to ...

Kings, clowns and princesses mingled Friday night at t Jewish Center with magicians, bears and cowboys. It wasn’t a months-early Halloween party; it was a celebration for the holiday of Purim, which ...

Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...