In the Purim story, the king’s adviser Haman was plotting to kill the Jews of Persia and was ultimately hanged. “Today we celebrate the holiday of Purim,” the prime minister says after a ...

As Shluchim prepare for Purim festivities, this year's new Soulwise magazine offers fresh insights and engaging articles. A ...

The rabbis do not legislate the prayer Hallel said on Purim, because the salvation is one that is incomplete. The prime minister Haman was overthrown and Mordechai replaces him, but both function ...

“Until recently, dressing up on Purim was an unknown concept in Middle Eastern Jewish communities. But making a puppet of Haman and hanging it on a tree near the synagogue was the holiday’s ...

Purim, which this year starts on March 19, is a subversive story about how Jews reversed the destructive decree against them by the wicked prime minister, Haman. The intended victims became the ...

Haman the Agagite, by descent from his father, Kish, Mordecai descended from the enemy of Israel's King Saul, is introduced in Esther 2:5–6. He is related to King Agag by genealogy. What did Mordecai ...

Haman was the King’s helper. To celebrate Purim, people eat special triangle biscuits called hamantaschen.

The hamantaschen is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the Jewish holiday of Purim. This triangle-shaped pastry is often served with a wide variety of fillings, from fruits like blueberry or ...

Find out how you can make a gragger and what they are used for. The Purim story features a villain called Haman, and everyone in the synagogue boos, hisses, stamps their feet and uses noisemakers ...