Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

Purim is a Jewish holiday that falls in February or March. While it's known as the holiday when Jewish people dress in costumes, there's more to it than that. Here's a brief lesson on what Purim is ...

Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which ...

ROCHESTER — Rochester’s annual Royal Purim Party Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 6 at Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area. The annual event is a community-wide program, and all are ...

For many Jews, Purim may be the holiday when five-year-olds dress up like Queen Esther and 25-year-olds drink “until they can’t tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman,” but in recent years, ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sunset, Saturday, March 23. At synagogues across the world, people will read the Book of Esther. But its story of celebration is followed by another, darker ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The Jewish holiday of Purim starts Wednesday night. People celebrate the ancient story of a Queen who saved the Jewish people from destruction. This year, some are adopting new ...

Students ran gleefully from booth to booth dressed as sports stars, princesses, cartoon characters and animals while festive music played over loudspeakers at the Phoenix Hebrew Academy's annual Purim ...

“I know people are tired and sad, and we’re trying to bring them just a little bit of joy,” one rabbi said. (JTA) — In any other year, the mask-decorating party planned for later this month at ...