Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of Purim comes from the biblical book of Esther, which centers on the Jewish Queen Esther, wife of the Persian King ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the ...

For centuries, Purim has been a time of Jewish togetherness. Hand-shaking, hamentaschen-sharing, dance-floor-germ-exchanging togetherness. But with new cases of coronavirus cropping up every day, ...

Purim in the Circus — Chabad of Novato’s Purim celebration features the “Tricks to Happiness” circus show, Megillah reading, hamantaschen and kids’ activities. At 695 de Long Ave., Novato. 5 p.m.

This year I am contemplating my Purim costume. Purim is the time to pretend you are someone else, and hope that no one recognizes you as you scarf down your fourteen hundredth serving of candy corn.

“The entire society has to be more accessible,” Israel’s first lady, Michal Herzog said after hosting the party. JERUSALEM — Welcoming children for a Purim celebration this week, the security guards ...

Just about anyone will tell you that the holiday of Purim would not be the same without its costumes: Dressing up for the holiday is a relatively young, nonetheless highly popular tradition, among ...

The rabbi (left) and her friend Liz, both dressed as Queen Esther, as little girls. In the black and white photograph, two little girls in long dresses and shiny crowns sit at a preschool table. The ...

LAKEWOOD - A prominent member of Lakewood's Orthodox Jewish community said Monday he plans to meet with the local NAACP chapter president to discuss a controversy that erupted after several children ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the ...