Last week my wife Jacqueline and I visited our youngest daughter in Paris where she is studying for the semester. We had the opportunity to spend time with her friends, hear about her courses, visit ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) — Purim began last night at sundown and ended just a few hours ago at sundown on Sunday night, but for a full day straight there was Purim fun in Longmeadow. 22News got to ...

The story of the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates the survival of the Jewish people, has continued to reverberate throughout history, Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm of New York told Fox News Digital.

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

As we approach the holiday of Purim we are commanded to be happy. If we look at all the holidays of the year there is a special commandment all year round, especially surrounding the holidays to be ...

Purim celebrates the miracle of Jewish survival in the face of a genocidal threat, which some will undoubtedly read as a particularly inspiring message this year because of Oct. 7. But the ancient ...

“Kosher Israeli Buffet Dinner ” is Chabad’s creative twist to this year’s community Purim celebration, which will be held at the Chabad Jewish Center, 699 Summit Blvd in Frisco on today at 5 p.m. The ...

Of the many Jewish holidays that dot the calendar, one of my son’s favorites is Purim. For children, Purim is celebrated with costumes, festival foods like hamantaschen, donations to those in need, ...

It’s coming up on Purim, the Semitic St. Paddy’s, Yiddishe Mardi Gras or Hebraic Halloweenof masquerade, storytelling (Purim shpiels), games, pranks, music, wine and a special Spring holiday dessert ...

In anticipation of writing this year’s Purim column, I realized that I am hopelessly ambivalent about Purim 5785. Last year was difficult enough. But considering the unimaginable pain that collective ...