Purim is a festive early spring holiday commemorating the failure of a plot to exterminate the Jews in ancient Persia. The story of Purim has everything you need to captivate an audience: a bad guy – ...

This month we celebrate Purim, the most joyous and festive holiday in the Jewish calendar that’s marked by dressing up in costumes, eating hamantashen and giving gifts to those in need. While the ...

These kids have a passion for Purim! Costume-clad kids sang, danced, and shook ceremonial toys at the Purim Carnival at the Shorefront Y in Brighton Beach on Feb. 25. The celebration of the Jewish ...

Here we are just a couple of days before the Megillah reading, and we’re not joking when we say it’s slim pickings when it comes to good new Purim videos. Some of the best Hanukkah videos last ...

Members of the Bay Ridge Jewish Center swapped their stodgy ties and stifling suits to don gay apparel from the days of biblical lore, as they reenacted the valiant Mordecai’s battles against evil ...

The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim is all about boisterousness and fun: Included in the annual celebrations are carnivals and parades, drinking and eating (copious hamantaschen, of course!), and ...

If you are Jewish and of a certain age, these may be among your most vivid memories of the Purim festival: a riot of costumes, noisemaking and carnivals that are part and parcel of the celebration of ...

Chabad of Cary, which offers that Mommy and Me with a Jewish Twist program I wrote about earlier, is planning a special Mexican-themed Purim celebration with plenty for kids to do. The Mexican Purim ...

Ever wish you could just stare at kids in Purim costumes without looking away? Thanks to French photographer Estelle Hanania, now you can. In her gorgeous photography book Happy Purim (Shelter Press), ...