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Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

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

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

Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by ...

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.

The Jewish holiday of Purim is all about joy, family and serving the community. Here are some common traditions that are ...

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

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined local Jewish leaders to celebrate the holiday of Purim with a unique ...

While the war in Gaza and concern for the hostages occupied our entire being last Purim, the realization that Antisemitism ...