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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...

This Purim, as we celebrate Esther’s bravery, let us also appreciate her masterful use of negotiation. Her story reminds us ...

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Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.

The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...

Video shows Yehuda Gerami dancing with students, reading megillah scroll at site believed by local community to be in ancient ...

Israeli wine is more than a drink—it’s a symbol of resilience and tradition. This Purim, we raise a glass to history, victory ...

French Jews will celebrate the festivities of Purim. Fasting, prayers, readings, meals, and costumes—these two days allow ...

"2,500 years later an enemy of the Jewish people arose in that land. He, too, wants to destroy and annihilate the seed of the Jews from the face of the earth." ...