A young Jewish girl called Esti dressed as a bunch of grapes in Stamford Hill during Purim, on February 26, 2021, in London, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images This year, Purim is March 6 and 7.

Some Jewish people honor Queen Esther's fasting and prayer period with a fast of their own during Purim. This year, those honoring the Purim fast (also called the Fast of Esther) will fast on ...

Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar in late winter or early spring. This year's celebration will start on Saturday, March 23, and continue through Sunday, March 24.

Jews celebrate a pandemic Purim, some for the first time and some for the second “I know people are tired and sad, and we’re trying to bring them just a little bit of joy,” one rabbi said.

On Thursday, March 10, Keshet: LGBTQ Jews at NYU will hold a “Drag Persona Purim Party,” inviting guests to pick a “name, a costume, a signature song and some moves to go along with it ...

For many Jews, Purim may be the holiday when five-year-olds dress up like Queen Esther and 25-year-olds drink “until they can’t tell the difference between Mordechai and Haman,” but in ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, celebrate the festival of Purim at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2022. Purim celebrates the biblical story of how a ...

Purim begins at sundown on Wednesday. The holiday recalls the ancient story of how Queen Esther bravely saved the Jewish people. It is a tradition for groups of Jewish people to read from the Book ...

Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which usually coincides with the month of March. Purim 2020 begins Monday night, March 9, and continues Tuesday, March 10.

When a group of New York Jewish socialites invented the Purim Ball in the 1860s, their intention was to downplay Purim’s Persian legend. Their goal was to be the same, not different.

Purim is often marked with parades and fancy dress, a custom that 13th century Italian Jews are thought to have adopted from the pre-Lent masquerades held by their Christian neighbours, Haaretz ...

FILE - Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes, celebrate the festival of Purim at a synagogue in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2022. Purim celebrates the biblical story of ...