Sunday is the Jewish holiday of Purim, a commemoration of the defeat of Haman, a king’s aide under the Achaemenid Empire who planned to massacre all of the Jews — and Jews in Teaneck, NJ, are ...

On Thursday, March 10, Keshet: LGBTQ Jews at NYU will hold a “Drag Persona Purim Party,” inviting guests to pick a “name, a costume, a signature song and some moves to go along with it ...

For many Jews, especially on the left, the retribution called for in the story of Esther is a problem, one that makes Purim hard to live with, especially to fulfill the commandment to be joyful ...

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The joyous Jewish holiday celebrates Jews' escape from annihilation as told in the Book of Esther. A lesser-known end to the story takes on new meaning during this time of war in the Middle East.

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

(RNS) — On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern antisemitic plotters. (RNS) — On the Jewish holiday of Purim ...

Nearly 80 years after the Red Army liberated Auschwitz, the former capital of the Third Reich is a haven for Jews fleeing the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Jews can avoid situations where there’s drinking, or get used to being, as Jerry put it, a “little weird.” “It’s just a price you pay, and you get used to it,” he said.

During my first Purim celebration, I got hit in the head with a soft, flying disc in the shape of matzah, I saw a rabbi reading Scripture wearing an orange, Jews say Purim is time to celebrate ...