The holiday of Purim has historically been a holiday of revelry and upside-down merriment, arriving as it does in concert with Carnival and Mardi Gras. For many years I have enjoyed disguising myself ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Despite it being the fourth Purim amidst the war, the Jews of Kharkov celebrated Purim in style, with hundreds of people of ...

A few years ago, Rabbi Robbie Schrier pinpointed a connection between Purim and giving. The previous year, Rabbi Schrier had accompanied Rabbi Yehudah Kelemer around West Hempstead for Purim.

The celebration of Purim, a traditional Jewish holiday that all are welcome to join, is one of Eckerd Hillel’s most fun and ...

When asked to picture an image that represents the essence of Purim, one is likely to immediately ... fish prepared with flour and fish jelly).” Rabbi Zevi Elimelech of Dynow, the 19th-century ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday ... they also require human action to bring about their full significance. Rabbi Benny Berlin: This lesser known Jewish holiday about agriculture teaches lessons on ...

What emerges is not necessarily sacred. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach stated (Halichot Shlomo, Purim, 19:28) that a child must obey a parent’s instruction not to become intoxicated on Purim.

The Kesser Torah community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, led by Rabbi Yossi Rosenblum, held joyous Purim celebrations on ...

Steve Lear, Emma Rifai, Moneer Rifai, and Rabbi Jill Avrin gather for lunch on Purim to discuss the Israel's war in Gaza at Rabbi Avrin’s home in Hopkins, Minn., on March 14. Earlier this month ...