This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to what is commonly known as Purim Meshulash, or “triple Purim.” ...

Amidst the world’s many sacred days, one Jewish holiday stands out as uniquely joyful, playful, and deeply human—Purim. Often affectionately referred to as "Jewish Mardi Gras," Purim is more ...

What Is Purim? The Story of the Jewish Holiday Purim is an annual festive holiday that celebrates a young Jewish woman’s heroic role in saving her people, and it may have been celebrated as far ...

The Yiddish Culture Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim at its meeting in March. Purim commemorates the saving of the ...

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Israelis are seen in costume for the holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem ... with fierce resistance from local adversaries who opposed Jewish resettlement and expansion in our homeland.

The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of the holiday and of the place blended rhythmically: Chanukah in Santa Monica ...

The fall festival of Sukkot, for example, is celebrated in small booths, temporary shelters that recall the Israelites’ ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, and temples around Palm Beach plan celebrations with food, prayer and community.

A student organization at the state’s largest Catholic university has canceled an LGBTQ-themed bingo event after it received ...