Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature have allocated $14.5 million to sustain the state’s Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program, which provides essential services to more than 2,000 ...

A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the ...

Preston Damsky, who has spouted antisemitic rhetoric on social media, said his family lineage doesn't have an impact on his ...

At Glastonbury, although smaller stages like the Bimble Inn accommodate crowds of only 750, the larger stages can hold 50,000 ...

If Jim Henson and Fred Rogers could connect with kids through puppets, why couldn’t Shlomit Tripp? “It’s really important that these kids understand that being Jewish is also fun,” Tripp said. “It’s ...

The Bible contains a story of how a young Jewish woman named Esther became the Queen of Persia and saved the Jews from an ...

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 ...

Chabad of Manhasset’s ‘Purim in Persia’ brings joy, tradition and royal celebration to the community By Long Island Press Posted on March 24, 2025 ...

Jerusalem Post Judaism Jewish Holidays Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding ...

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.

The holiday began at sundown Thursday and ends at sundown on Friday. Here is a rundown of Purim events on the island: Chabad House Palm Beach Over 100 guests participated in the first annual Purim ...

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 ...