After all the frenetic Purim preparations, Meir Panim was immediately back to work—this time, planning for Passover. But let’s face it: Israel is still at war, and the population continues to feel ...

Joy and pain are shared emotions throughout all of our lives. Three articles in The New Mexican today highlight joy in two celebrations (the Jewish Purim and Hindu Holi) and pain in an article about ...

The celebration of Purim, a traditional Jewish holiday that all are welcome to join, is one of Eckerd Hillel’s most fun and ...

So is Rabbi Shalom Lebowitz. Dressed as Mordechai, he is prancing from group to group, injecting doses of enthusiasm.

For many, Passover planning begins the day they sift through bags of Purim goodies. Then faced with the inevitable panic, ...

We have just passed the Jewish holiday of Purim, a time to commemorate the story of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people ...

Wherever we travel, wherever we find ourselves in this vast world, all we have to do is pay attention, look around, maybe put ...

The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...

Thank you to all that participated in such a meaningful "Purim in Israel" in the White Mountains. It was so special to show ...

And so it goes, the cycle of exile and remembrance, uprooting and rerooting. With the Passover holiday, those free can celebrate their freedom, and those who are rooted, their rootedness. Yet at the ...

Chabad of Manhasset transported guests back in time with a “Purim in Persia” celebration at the Starry Ballroom.

Photos and story by Robert Kalfus This year’s Purim festivities at Chabad of Yonkers saw people dressed in all individual ...