(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 ...

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

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

Early morning sirens coincided with the morning of Shushan Purim, as thousands of Israelis gathered, despite a prohibition on ...

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

As Israeli and US attacks on Iran intensify and the conflict spreads across the Middle East, Israelis celebrated Purim this week by drawing historical parallels with the holiday's story, which tells ...

The ancient story of Purim mirrors modern Iran regime's ongoing threats to Israel and the West through terror proxies, information warfare and regional destabilization.

The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...