Why Purim Matters—Today More Than Ever. Purim holds particular resonance today, as societies worldwide grapple with increased polarization, antisemitism, and acts of hatred.

Get all the details on Purim, including when Purim will fall on a Friday, and get ready to have a great time. Related: 50 Passover Trivia Questions To Quiz Your Friends and Family This Pesach.

Purim is usually considered kind of a kid's holiday. Haman's plot is foiled, big cheers, big finish. For most Purim plays, and for many Jews, that's the end of the story.

Purim is different from some other Jewish holidays in that the laws of the Sabbath are not observed during the holiday. (Meaning even observant Jews will use their phones, drive cars, etc. during ...

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 ...

Purim Carnival: Hosted by Temple Sinai and Temple Emanu-El at 1031 Manzanita Ln. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9. There will be games and prizes. Costumes are encouraged.

Purim always carries a different rhythm for Jerusalem’s residents. The battle to defend ourselves from our enemies raged across the Persian kingdom on the 13th of Adar. The victorious ...

Magid said he began to sour on Purim in 1994, after Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish extremist, killed 29 Palestinian Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Hebron that doubles as a Jewish burial site.

Get all the details on Purim, including when Purim will fall on a Friday, and get ready to have a great time. Related: 50 Passover Trivia Questions To Quiz Your Friends and Family This Pesach.