Purim
Freedom under fire: What Passover means in a time of war - comment
In a year of war, Jewish holidays reflect reality, where freedom is less about ideals and more about safety and survival.
Jewish tradition is a polemic against loneliness, on Passover and the rest of the year
Aish backs Israel and US forces protecting peace, freedom - opinion
Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war
Mordechai’s Persian asthma test and modern-day Iran - opinion
Today, as we await a preemptive strike by America on Iran, many people are asking, “Why provoke a sleeping lion?” The Megillah gives us the answer.
The true star of Purim: Shortcrust pastry that turns into a perfect poppy seed cake
Ahead of Purim, shortcrust pastry takes center stage in the kitchen. Turn it into a simple, delicious poppy seed cake that disappears fast, with a filling you can swap for any flavor you like.
At this Dallas synagogue, Purim comes with fog machines, zip lines and Broadway flair
Rabbi Adam Roffman has transformed the traditional Purim spiel at Dallas’s Shearith Israel into a high-octane theatrical event, blending his Broadway background with spiritual community building.
Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis
Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech on Iran now seems prescient as Israel and the US strike Iran, highlighting a growing partisan divide over Israel in America.
A Purim party in a shelter: Minnie Mouse and songs amid ballistic missiles
Imagine your children being awakened after the bath-story-bedtime routine, not by street noise like a passing ambulance, but by sirens announcing that missiles were hurtling towards you.
Israeli rabbis urge Jews to limit alcohol consumption on Purim due to Iran war
Israel’s chief rabbis urged controlled alcohol consumption, while the IDF Military Rabbinate ordered a complete ban on wine and other alcoholic beverages for soldiers.
The Tomb of Mordechai and Esther: Iran's Jewish, Purim heritage
According to the tradition of the Jews of Persia, after Haman’s downfall, hostility toward the Jews intensified, and Mordechai and Esther left Shushan and wandered north, to the city of Hamadan.
Grapevine March 1, 2026: Women in the spotlight
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Cyrus the Great is alive: Trump gives Jews, Iranians cause to celebrate a Purim miracle - opinion
Donald Trump’s Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, is absolutely and fantastically righteous, as is Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion. Today, both the Persian and Jewish people celebrate a Purim miracle.
KKL-JNF unveils archival photos recalling the enduring joy of Purim celebrations
The photographs, dating from the 1920s through the 1950s, captured the vitality and communal creativity that defined the holiday during the British Mandate period and the early years of Israel.
