In keeping with the festival’s spirit of rescue, Purim is “one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar”, says online encyclopaedia Judaism 101. A group of Orthodox Jewish ...

a group made up solely of non-Orthodox Jewish clergy, issued a joint statement condemning the “insensitive and offensive ‘hanging of Haman’ practice on display during Purim.” ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating joy and salvation, begins Saturday evening and ends Sunday evening. Among the celebrations: many Jewish children will dress up and feast on triangular sweets on ...

Every year Jewish people from all over the world wear fancy dress to celebrate the beginning of the festival of Purim. The festival takes place on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. This year ...

This year’s Purim, which begins on Wednesday evening ... who is affiliated with the Hasidic Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Most of the Jews of Ireland are newcomers to the island, and have only ...