Purim, the springtime Jewish holiday packed with much merriment and humor, recalls the biblical story of Queen Esther. In this tale, the queen stayed true to her Jewish roots and used her status to ...

Drag queens, George Orwell’s “1984″ and “West Side Story” are just some of the highlights of Purim celebrations this year. Throughout Portland, the Jewish community is finding new and creative ways to ...

Purim is the happiest festival of the year. The epic story of Esther with its happy end, the delicious Haman’s ears, costumes, and of course, mandatory over consumption of alcohol make it by far the ...

You know the saying, “All roads lead to Rome?” Well, I believe that the rich history of Jewish jokes can be traced back to the Hebrew month of Adar and the holiday of Purim. That’s right — we have ...

As Long Island’s energy system modernizes, battery storage is becoming a central piece of how electricity is generated, delivered and managed. At its core, battery energy storage systems (BESS) ...

Olga Tabunshikova’s company, Create-all, had done a bang-up job on Temple Sinai’s Purim video last year. (JTA) — After Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Cantors Elena and Sergei Schwartz experienced ...

Two photos of young performers of a Purim shpiel (Purim play) in the shtetl of Apt (Opatow) appeared on Facebook this week. The actors look to be between 10 and 15 years old. The images were posted by ...

PITTSFIELD — Long before Star Trek conventions and Mardi Gras parades, there was Purim. Purim is the Jewish holiday where the whole Megillah is read and with a fair modicum of silliness and chaos.

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