ROCHESTER — This year’s celebration of Purim, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s salvation in Persia of old, will have a creative twist featuring an Israeli street market theme.

Purim, a Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Jewish people from a genocide in the ancient Persian empire, is Saturday. The holiday celebrates Esther, a biblical queen who saved the Jewish ...

Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Jewish holiday Purim begins Saturday evening and organizations in the Lowcountry are celebrating. Purim honors the survival of the Jewish people from an attempt to ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sunset, Saturday, March 23. At synagogues across the world, people will read the Book of Esther. But its story of celebration is followed by another, darker ...

Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates events told in the Book of Esther. Synagogues throughout the island this week marked the Jewish holiday of Purim with festive celebrations. The holiday honors ...

Known for its colorful costumes and triangle-shaped Hamentaschen pastries, the annual Jewish festival “Purim,” or the “Feast of Lots” is set to kick off from March 23-24. This biblical Jewish holiday ...

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 the ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A colleague on the faculty of Pardes, the learning community based in Jerusalem, described to me how in her community, the annual Purim parade is quite joyous. Yet in that small town ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Thursday evening marks the start of the 24-hour celebration of Purim so members of the Lowcountry community are preparing to celebrate. Purim is a Jewish holiday that ...