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Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape from destruction recorded in the Book of Esther. Haman, an early Hitler in ...

For the past two years, business trips have taken me to Paris during the week of Purim and I have celebrated the holiday there. Contrary to the popular belief among Jews in the United States, France ...

Amid the shadow of the Israel-Hamas war and while hostages are still held in Gaza captivity, many Israelis grappled with how to celebrate Purim this year. In conversation with In Jerusalem ...

If Purim falls on Friday, the custom is preferably to begin the meal before noon, but there are other possibities (see below). Purim joy was observed even when the Jewish people were in harsh ...

0 Photo Credit: David Cohen/Flash90. A “sofer” (Hebrew for “scribe”) writes the scroll of Esther for the Jewish holiday of Purim in the northern Israeli city of Safed on March 5, 2025.

Some Jewish people honor Queen Esther's fasting and prayer period with a fast of their own during Purim. This year, those honoring the Purim fast (also called the Fast of Esther) will fast on ...