Purim 2026 begins March 2. Here's what the Jewish holiday represents, why it's celebrated and why it's not 'Jewish Halloween' ...

To celebrate Purim, many Jews bake and eat a pastry called hamantaschen. The three-cornered cookie is named after Haman's hat. This dessert is generally filled with poppy seed or jam, but other ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

The Chabad of Northeast Queens celebrated Purim with a jungle-inspired party at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center in ...

Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown holds a Purim celebration Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Purim celebrates the biblical story of Esther’s deliverance of the Jews in Persia from a ...

Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates the salvation of Jews in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran) who were ...

Chabad of the Caldwells hosted a “Fiddler on the Roof” inspired Purim celebration this year, bringing the charm of an old-world village, or shtetl, to life on ...

Jews across Israel gathered in bomb shelters to mark the holiday of Purim as a precaution against possible Iranian missile ...

The Sid Jacobson JCC hosted its annual Family Purim Celebration on Sunday, March 8, as hundreds of people marked the Jewish holiday in decorative costumes.

School on Purim? In most communities, the idea would be met with howls of protest. In Las Vegas, the students of Chabad’s ...

The congregation of Ohav Zedek Temple celebrated Jewish festival on Saturday. Avner Griver holds his daughters Zahara, 2, and Bayla, 6 months, as they watch magician Jim McCarthy perform at a social ...