My wife, Rabbi Naomi Levy, gave a sermon last Shabbat that changed my mind about Purim, a holiday I’ve never really liked. Dressing up annoys me. Most hamentashen disappoint me. With its costumes, ...

Purim, the Jewish holiday that falls on March 14 this year, celebrates the Biblical story of the rescue of Jewish people from annihilation by Haman in Persia. Haman was the royal vizier to the Persian ...

There’s an old Ladino adage Neil loves to quote every year around this time. It goes “Purim por un lado, Pesah en la mano!” which means Purim on our side, Pesach in the hand. (As though I’m not ...

When Kathy Cohen was growing up in Pittsburgh, Purim was one of her favorite times to visit her paternal grandparents. Each year on the Jewish holiday, she and her cousins would arrive at the living ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

Mar 20, 2019 Mar 20, 2019 Updated Sep 14, 2020 If you lived in Charleston 150 years ago, you’d not only understand the question. You’d have a ready answer. The Jewish holiday of Purim, which this year ...

I wouldn’t have even known that Purim was upon us if my girlfriend hadn’t told me that her friend brought hamentaschen to work for everyone on Tuesday. I promptly Googled the Jewish holiday only to ...

Hamantaschen may be the most popular Purim pastry in the United States, but the triangular cookie’s not the only traditional dessert associated with the celebratory holiday. Purim, which begins ...

The congregation of Ohav Zedek Temple celebrated Jewish festival on Saturday. Avner Griver holds his daughters Zahara, 2, and Bayla, 6 months, as they watch magician Jim McCarthy perform at a social ...

According to food writer and cookbook author Phyllis Glazer, “One of the most important and beautiful customs of Purim is giving the gift of food — mishloach manot (shalach manos in Yiddish).” We’ve ...