If you see kids running around in costumes next week, that's because it's Purim, a Jewish holiday. Purim commemorates the story recounted in the biblical Book of Esther. A man named Haman hatched a ...

Purim is a Jewish holiday that falls in February or March. While it's known as the holiday when Jewish people dress in costumes, there's more to it than that. Here's a brief lesson on what Purim is ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Perseverance, speaking up, and miracles... the Chabad of Bakersfield shares how each year, the community commemorates these values that have carried on for centuries ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Jewish people from a genocide in the ancient Persian empire, is Saturday. The holiday celebrates Esther, a biblical queen who saved the Jewish ...

(WCMH) — The Jewish holiday of Purim begins at sundown on Wednesday and will conclude at sundown on Thursday. Not sure what the holiday is about? Here is an explanation. Purim commemorates the saving ...

Not all Jewish holidays are about unbridled celebration. (For instance, Yom Kippur is instead a time instead for fasting along with solemn prayer, reflection and atonement.) But the springtime holiday ...

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 ...

Purim begins at sundown on Wednesday. The holiday recalls the ancient story of how Queen Esther bravely saved the Jewish people. It is a tradition for groups of Jewish people to read from the Book of ...