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 ...

issued a joint statement condemning the “insensitive and offensive ‘hanging of Haman’ practice on display during Purim.” “There is no requirement in Jewish law for this activity,” the ...

Purim is the Jewish holiday commemorating when Queen Esther saved the Jews from her husband’s advisor, Haman’s, wrath. Haman ...

“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 ...

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