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 ...

It’s not hard to imagine how public Purim execrations of Haman, conducted by an inebriated crowd of Jews, could easily be misperceived by Christian observers, especially if the effigy of 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 ...

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

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

During Purim, it is traditional to retell the biblical story of the Book of Esther, also known as the Megillah. Haman, the king's advisor, plots to destroy the Jews of Persia. Neither Haman nor the ...