Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

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The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

On Purim, Jews celebrate a long-ago victory over hatred, but it's worth praying too for the frustration of some modern ...

One of the staples of Purim is the reading of The Megillah, also known as The Book of Esther. It's done once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of March 13) and once on Purim day ...

or almost all of the book of Esther during Purim. Why? How much of the scroll of Esther must one read to fulfill the Mitsvah of reading the Megillah, asks the Mishnah. Rabbi Meir says, ...

As Purim approaches, JNet's latest Torah Unboxed episode offers guidance to those looking to deepen their understanding of the Purim story through the study of Megilas Esther.

He describes the Jews of the Purim story as being genocidal: The book of Esther doesn’t end with Haman’s death. It continues because although Haman is gone, his edict to kill the Jews remains.

Purim is celebrated each year on the 14th ... 2,500 years ago and is celebrated with the reading of the biblical book of Esther in which the story is related. On Purim, costumes are worn to ...