Griffin seemed to mix up Jewish holidays and confuse details, claiming that Purim would fall in April when the holiday had ...

In a recently published book, “ Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What Matters,” neuroscientist Charan ...

This year, it is not simple to enter the joy of Purim. In light of antisemitic violence and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, I am finding the violent parts of the Purim story scarily resonant.

Purim is the holiday on which our fortunes are overturned. The Jewish people must always maintain faith and hope that salvation awaits. HEBREW UNIVERSITY students rally in support of Israel ...

This is the story that inspires the Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins this year on the evening of March 23. Across the world, Jews retell the story of Queen Esther in lavish spectacles ...

The convergence of three Christian, Muslim and Jewish holidays this spring led to fears of violence. But the city central to ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates ...

Jerusalem Marks Festive Holiday of Purim in Shadow of War JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Monday, though the traditionally boisterous ...

Purim is the only celebration in Judaism with an entire biblical book about its origins. The Book of Esther tells how Esther and her pious cousin, Mordecai, defeated the scheming Haman ...

I take different “Lessons From Purim for the War in Gaza” than William Galston does in his column (Politics & Ideas, March 27). First, in the events celebrated during the holiday of Purim ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating joy and salvation, begins Saturday evening and ends Sunday evening. Among the celebrations: many Jewish children will dress up and feast on triangular sweets on ...