Several women learned to belly dance at the Temple Emanu-El on Sunday afternoon as part of the celebration of the Jewish holiday, Purim. Part workout, part dance class, it was the first time that ...

As Covid restrictions lift, a host of raucous Purim parties represent a new beginning. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — After two years of Covid restrictions, Jews across the city are preparing for ...

With more Jews than any other city in the world, New York offers up an array of Purim activities suitable for its diverse inhabitants, with something to satisfy everyone, from traditional Purimspiels ...

KYIV, UkraineKYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of people gathered in a synagogue in Kyiv this weekend to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, more than two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Following ...

The fun that goes along with the celebration of Purim can't be overstated, The Associated Press reports. The tale behind the festival — which was celebrated between sunset on Wednesday and nightfall ...

Mevaser Dwight, a student in the Karnei Shomron Hesder Yeshiva who was seriously wounded in battle in the Gaza Strip, celebrated Purim on Sunday with his peers at the yeshiva. In a video obtained by ...

On Monday evening, the night of Purim, a group of Chabad chassidim arrived in the town of Huwara, not far from Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria, to visit soldiers posted there and lift their spirits in ...

I remember the first time I noticed something strange about the megillah, the biblical Book of Esther that is read aloud in synagogues worldwide today, on the Jewish holiday of Purim. It was ten years ...