The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim isn’t just any other occasion to have a good time; having fun and merrymaking is actually a commandment each year. Because the holiday commemorates the Jewish ...

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According to the LYA, they will be hosting two megillah readings. One of the readings began at 9:00 a.m. and is geared for preschool-aged children, and then the second reading will follow and will be ...

Purim is among the most joyous and colorful days of the Jewish calendar. The holiday begins this year on sundown on Saturday and ends at nightfall on Sunday. This year, celebrations are likely to be ...

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 ...

(New York Jewish Week) – Purim begins on the evening of Saturday, March 23, and Jews across New York City aren’t wasting the opportunity to party all weekend long. Looking to get your Purim on? Keep ...

(JTA) — When Alyza Lewin became a bat mitzvah in 1977, the fact that she had a ritual ceremony at all was still relatively revolutionary in Orthodox circles. But she took the rite of passage a step ...

Comedy shows, family-friendly concerts and late-night parties mark a day of mirth. (New York Jewish Week) – The festive Jewish holiday of Purim begins this year on the evening of Monday, March 6. A ...

The holiday of Purim has historically been a holiday of revelry and upside-down merriment, arriving as it does in concert with Carnival and Mardi Gras. For many years I have enjoyed disguising myself ...