Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, celebrate the festival of Purim at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2022.

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 ...

A midst the world’s many sacred days, one Jewish holiday stands out as uniquely joyful, playful, and deeply human—Purim. Often affectionately referred to as "Jewish Mardi Gras," Purim is more ...

Purim is an annual festive holiday that celebrates a young Jewish woman’s heroic role in saving her people, and it may have been celebrated as far back as the 5th century B.C.E.

Why does Purim start at sundown on March 13? According to Reform Judaism.org, Jewish holidays start at sundown because the book of Genesis teaches that night was created before day.. Zober said ...

Jewish children in Demnate, Morocco, participate in an Alliance Israélite Universelle Purim program in 1955 (AIU/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) My late maternal grandmother, Iran (yes, that was ...

When Purim was given the honor of becoming an eternal part of the Jewish calendar, the rabbis ruled that in leap years, when there are two months of Adar, Purim would be celebrated in the second Adar.

On Purim, Celebrate Jewish Self-defense, NOT Self-loathing. By. Jonathan S. Tobin - 14 Adar 5785 – March 14, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...