Purim, a Jewish holiday, will be celebrated this weekend. Here is a guide to the holiday, including various ways to celebrate in New York City.

The Bible contains a story of how a young Jewish woman named Esther became the Queen of Persia and saved the Jews from an ...

On the 23rd day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, Queen Esther is said to have allowed the Jews of Persia to fight back against ...

Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...

Following US strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, backed by President Donald Trump, Jewish communities across Israel offered ...

Known for its hostility to Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran is also home to a longstanding Jewish community.

For those who know the Purim story in the Book of Esther, the kind of miracles and wonders we are seeing will be familiar. In ...

Today, readers of the Bible are reading their newspapers and seeing history repeat itself. Centuries after Haman’s genocidal ...

The Romaniote Jews of Ioannina are a Greek-speaking ethnic Jewish community native to Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2025, Purim will begin at sundown on March 13 and end at nightfall on March 14. Facts Purim ...