(JTA) — Excited chatter and the rattling of noisemakers echoed throughout the halls of Congregation Shearith Israel as 900 ...

Purim 2026 begins March 2. Here's what the Jewish holiday represents, why it's celebrated and why it's not 'Jewish Halloween' ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

Jews across Israel gathered in bomb shelters to mark the holiday of Purim as a precaution against possible Iranian missile ...

Purim is a one-day festival that honors the Jews' salvation from near destruction in Persia, or ancient Iran, nearly 2,400 ...

As conflict continues between Israel and Iran, the Jewish community is experiencing a duality of frustration and celebration, ...

Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates the salvation of Jews in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) who were ...

To celebrate Purim, many Jews bake and eat a pastry called hamantaschen. The three-cornered cookie is named after Haman's hat ...

Inside, the usual Purim noise gave way to the familiar silence of waiting. When the all-clear finally came, people did what they had learned to do over the past days. They stepped back out and ...

Purim, a time of festivities, was celebrated in bomb shelters in Tel Aviv due to ongoing conflict with Iran. Families adorned in costumes gathered to read the Purim story amidst unusual conditions, ...

JERUSALEM--During the Jewish holiday of Purim, the streets of Israel are normally full of people decked out in costumes, ...

Despite being a day of joyful and colorful costume parties, some Purim celebrations in Los Angeles were a balance of hope and fear on Monday evening for many Jewish-Iranian Angelenos.