Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

In a sporadic occurrence that will next repeat itself in 2045, Jews in the capital get to celebrate a three-day holiday ...

See the celebration of thousands who gathered across various Israeli cities to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children and men, some wearing ...

Now, on the first Purim since Shiri, Ariel and Kfir were confirmed dead and returned to Israel for burial — and with Yarden back in Israel after a hostage release last month — Jews around the world ...

Jerusalem hosted its annual Purim parade on Sunday, celebrating the Jewish holiday that commemorates the biblical story of ...

Wherever we travel, wherever we find ourselves in this vast world, all we have to do is pay attention, look around, maybe put ...

Photographer Dov Ber Hechtman presents a gallery from Meah Shearim, Geula, and the Ramat Shlomo neighborhoods in Jerusalem on ...

The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...

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