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On Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retribution
The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and woolly festival in which costumes, noise making and drinking are ...
Jerusalem holds annual Purim parade with yellow ribbon symbolising hostages
The Purim parade in Jerusalem on Sunday featured the Israeli police band and a yellow ribbon, symbolising hostages held in ...
Religion News Service on MSN3d
For Jews, the age-old threat of Purim is not even the past
On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...
When Is Purim? All About the Festive Jewish Holiday, Its Meaning and How To Celebrate
Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.
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Just like Purim’s Shushan Jews, we Italian Jews are fighting back
It was nearly a year and a half ago following the October 7 massacre, that Italy stepped up to the challenge and offered ...
Purim’s lesson: The White Paper showed why Jews must defend themselves - opinion
Unlike in the story of the Megillah and during the Holocaust, Jews are presently defending their homeland, the country that ...
From sanctuary to near-genocide: Purim's lessons on the path to eradicate the Jews - opinion
While the path to eradicate Judaism back then was physical, and today’s is ideological – negating Judaism by negating the ...
The Forward on MSN2dOpinion
I’m a rabbi. Here’s why I’m boycotting the megillah reading for Purim this year
I love Purim rituals. But the megillah is, in 2025, a document that doesn't support the values I'm trying to advance in my ...
The Standard on MSN13h
Miracle of Jewish survival: History and meaning of Purim
Purim, therefore, is the prototype for Jewish survival during exile. The Divine Providence hidden in apparently random events ...
La Croix International3d
Purim: What do Jews celebrate?
French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...
The Christian Post on MSN3dOpinion
This Purim, we should remember our enemies — but especially our friends
If there is a message for this Purim, for this moment in history, it is this the story of the Jewish people is not just a ...
‘Kosher in combat.’ A Surfside group works to help Jews in the military keep the faith
The conference helps military chaplains and others in the service understand what soldiers go through, he said. Discussion panel titles some of the challenges: “Kosher in Combat,” “Keys to a ...