Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...
Students at Hebrew Academy Community School in Margate recently celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim through a costume parade and dance. Rivka Denburg, head of school, said regarding the Hebrew ...
Families celebrate the Jewish holiday, Purim, at B'nai Jeshurun synagogue in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Purim is a joyous festival celebrating Jewish people and their salvation from Haman's plot to murder all ...
From Purim baskets to hamentaschen, here's where these customs came from From Purim baskets to hamentaschen, here's where these customs came from This week, Jewish people around the world are ...
BROOMALL, Pa. (WPVI) -- At Congregation Beth El - Ner Tamid in Broomall, the force was strong for this year's Purim festival. The congregation's theme Wednesday night, star wars. There were a few jedi ...
The Purim festival — the Jewish festival that includes wearing costumes and masks — comes at an extraordinary time, during a pandemic. The masks match the seriousness of the life-and-death issues ...
A New York Times retrospective published on February 10, 1895 describes generally how Purim was celebrated in the city before the Civil War – which turns out to be not all that different from how we ...
Some children chose princess dresses and super hero costumes to celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim, but 5-year-old Bali Simon wore spiraled orange pipe cleaners in her hair to simulate Medusa’s ...
A Parker resident dons festive face mask at Purim party. A Parker resident poses as Purim’s Queen Esther. To commemorate the Jewish Festival of Purim, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and ...