Wearing a silk kerchief and a plain apron - a combination of holiday and weekday attire - Mama stood by the table, practically at her wit’s end. It was no trifle, you know, receiving almost 100 ...

Purim commemorates the dramatic events recorded in the Book of Esther, set in ancient Persia around the 5th century BCE. At its heart is a gripping narrative featuring Queen Esther, ...

Purim is usually considered kind of a kid's holiday. Haman's plot is foiled, big cheers, big finish. For most Purim plays, and for many Jews, that's the end of the story.

Get all the details on Purim, including when Purim will fall on a Friday, and get ready to have a great time. Related: 50 Passover Trivia Questions To Quiz Your Friends and Family This Pesach.

For Purim, make the soup with Old World legumes that would have been available to the Jews of ancient Persia: lentils and garbanzo beans. Cook them with sauteed onions and garlic, ...

Purim Carnival: Hosted by Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El at 1031 Manzanita Ln. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9. There will be games and prizes. Costumes are encouraged.

Purim is essentially about the celebration of violence. So while I enjoyed Rabbi Landes’s reading of the Purim story, let us not forget it is essentially a holiday of revenge. We drink to ...

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 ...

During the Jewish holiday of Purim, the sisters of Shaarie Torah synagogue, known for their hamentaschen, the traditional three-sided pastry made with sweet fillings, defend their turf.

Purim celebrates the story of Queen Esther saving the Jews from the hateful Haman. Traditionally, people are encouraged to wear costumes and drink to mild excess.