Purim begins on the evening of March 13, 2025, and concludes at sundown on March 14, 2025.

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

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish kids wear costumes ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP ...

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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.

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Leftists misuse the biblical book of Esther to promote the lie about Israel committing genocide when it is the Palestinians, like Hitler, Haman and Amalek before them, who seek their extermination.

Jewish tradition teaches that, like Esther, we all face moments when our action—or inaction—can make a vital difference. We ...

On March 14, the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Hindu festival of Holi will converge in a kaleidoscope of joy and revelry.