With all the serious analyses of President Trump's pro-Israel attitude, and the Houthis sharpening their spears, perhaps it is time for a little old-fashioned fun. A former Hollywood screenwriter has done this for us. Better late than never, no?
Media personality Natali Dadon held a Purim party with released hostages and their families.
When we say G-d is asleep, we mean that He conducts the affairs of life in ways that make no sense to us.
Rachel Goldberg, wife of fallen soldier Avi Goldberg, talks about celebrating Purim despite the difficult pain of the loss and explains the significance behind the family's special costume.
A large dummy dressed as a haredi IDF soldier was hanged over the street in the Mea She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Hundreds of participants gathered to celebrate Shushan Purim at Tel Dvir, near the town of Otniel, in a festive emphasizing the Jewish history of the place.
Several soldiers were disciplined following the publication of a video in which they fired at Gaza each time someone read Haman's name.
The procession was led by survivor of Hamas captivity Karina Ariev, Dani Elgarat, whose brother Itzik was murdered in captivity, Yoav and Sharon Engel, whose son Ofir Engel returned from Hamas captivity, and Shlomi Hajaj, the uncle of hostage Rom Braslavski.
Purim in Israel's yeshivas: Bereaved families dance, top police officer visits, a noose for Haman, ex-IDF general in a Fez, and the yeshiva dean's cape.
Purim and the Bible’s modern-day message for Israel after Oct 7. Pursue the release of captives through the destruction of the enemy and by no other means. Opinion.
When we jump to today’s time, we’re fighting an enemy who is not even called a man in the Torah. Their essence is pure savagery.
Reservists film themselves firing towards Gaza as Haman's name is mentioned during a reading of the Scroll of Esther, with one wearing a clown hat instead of a helmet and vest.
Those living in the time of the Purim story did not see G-d's plan as we do.
Special Purim megillah reading at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, as participants pray for the return of all 59 hostages still held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza.
The establishment of the State of Israel restored the Jewish People’s sense of honor. The Sages of Israel, after the miracle of Purim, decreed that cities walled since the days of Joshua should celebrate Purim on the 15th of Adar “for the honor of the Land of Israel.”
The Talmud cites Reish Lakish (Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish): “It was known and revealed before He by Whose Word the world was created that Haman would one day weigh out the shekalim to annihilate Israel; therefore He placed their shekalim before [Haman’s] shekalim” (Megillah 13b).
If Purim falls on Friday, the custom is preferably to begin the meal before noon, but there are other possibities (see below). Purim joy was observed even when the Jewish people were in harsh exile It is an answer to suffering, since in Purim we learned that even evil will eventually turn to good, so it is the greatest joy of all
Hundreds of wounded IDF soldiers, who fought on the frontlines of Gaza, the northern border, and Judea and Samaria, gathered today at The Terminal hall in Petach Tikva for a deeply moving Purim celebration
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Chief Rabbi of Iran, Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, seen praying the evening service and reading the Book of Esther at the Tomb of Mordechai and Esther in the city of Hamadan.
The holiday of Purim encompassing the miracle, the salvation, happiness, the Diaspora, Eretz Yisrael, the Jerusalem Temple and more....
A Golani Brigade soldier, who was injured during the fighting in Gaza, shared an emotional and chilling moment during the reading of the Megillah on Purim in Sri Lanka in South Asia.
The greatest political drama in Jewish history has much to teach America’s current Jewish politicians. Opinion.
A 13-year-old girl who was sewing a costume for Purim accidentally swallowed a sewing pin. In a quick endoscopic surgery, the pin was removed from her stomach before it caused harm.
Rabbis call to avoid intercity travel on Friday due to concerns of congestion over Purim holiday, ask Jerusalem residents to open their doors and give charity on Sunday as well.
National Unity Chairman MK Benny Gantz surprised MK Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit) Mishloach Manot (Purim gifts) in honor of Purim. 'Despite us not agreeing on anything'
Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers.
This has been a year of masks: We saw organizations claiming to fight for "human rights" reveal their true faces—showing that they don’t actually care about Jews. We saw women’s rights organizations put on masks and ignore Jewish victims of rape and torture.
'In Persia, 2,500 years ago, an enemy rose against us to destroy, eliminate, and wipe the Jewish people off the face of the earth.'
Residents of the Kfar Perach center for individuals with learning disabilities were treated to an entertaining dog show before Purim.
Beit El yeshiva holds evening prayers and Purim megillah reading, followed by songs and dancing.
A primer for observing the joyous holiday, keeping its four commandments and those that are connected to it, including the amazing rules on what to do in Jerusalem when Shushan Purim falls on Shabbat as it does this year.
Captivity survivor Agam Berger calls on the public to attend a Megillah reading at Hostages Square. "Together, we will reverse the lot and bring back our 59 brothers and sisters."
The battle between Haman and Mordechai is the primeval, age-old battle between Amalek and Torah, between lust and morality, over which is the foundation of the world, and it began in the Garden of Eden.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog joins reading of Book of Esther at the synagogue of murdered hostage, Ori Danino, praises his bravery. 'Ori was like an angel amidst the chaos.'
Soldiers and Reservists are on regular duty for Purim, missing out on all the festivities. Let’s bring the Purim Spirit to them!
The Jewish Holiday of Purim begins Thursday evening, March 13th. This year's observance is different than previous ones.
Why did Esther not cease hostilities, or in the unforgettable words of former President Joe Biden, “take the win,” after the first day of fighting the enemies of the Jews?
Minister Ofir Sofer and opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot, whose offices neighbor each other, presented each other with Purim gifts. 'I wish the good relations between us would be the same between everyone in the country.'
This week Kitah students learned about the struggle between Mordechai and Haman, trying to understand why Mordechai refused to bow down. And they talked about what the miracle teaches us.
In preparation for Purim the military Rabbinate is distributing about 125,000 Scrolls of Esther, along with more than 5,000 mishloach manot packages to the soldiers.
These children are experiencing excruciating loss and grief.
Imagine the scale of how these two women changed the course of humanity for the good. Imagine what you can do as a mother or a daughter today to change the course of history.
Thus, the war against Haman was a missed opportunity for national Redemption—a lesson from history that resonates profoundly in our own times.
Hostage families give Knesset members a pita wrapped in a yellow ribbon with a message from a released hostage. Hostage Nimrod Cohen's family confronted Minister Chikli.
Three photos shot on Purim in Tel Aviv in the mid-1920s provide a rare glimpse at how the residents of the land celebrated the joyous holiday.
Dozens of yeshiva students gathered in the rehabilitation department of Tel Hashomer Hospital for a celebratory Rosh Chodesh Adar prayer service with wounded IDF soldiers.
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says Israel must thank G-d for eliminating 'head of the snake' in Iran, but stresses that the joy is not in the elimination but in 'the removal of the threat to the nation of Israel.'
A resident of Lod was detained for investigation after being filmed driving on Purim with five children in the trunk of his car while the trunk was open.
After five months away from home, residents of Kiryat Shmona and Sderot, evacuated to Jerusalem, find it difficult to celebrate Purim in the shadow of war and longing for their homes.
The streets of Jerusalem were especially festive on Monday in honor of Purim, per Jewish law, celebrated a day later than most of the world. Arutz Sheva is out in the capital capturing the joy.
The Purim narrative offers profound insights into our response to global barbarism of Hamas and Iran. Op-ed.
It is the month of Adar, the month of rebirth, of hopefulness. And yet, a white cloud of disbelief lends an atmosphere of disbelief, to the lovely scene. We ask, When? For how long?
“Brief” encounters can lead to devastation.
Rabbi Menachem Shwekey, father of singers Yaakov and Yosef Chaim Shwekey, passed away on Purim.
Prime Minister Netanyahu participated in the Purim Megilla reading with soldiers of the Military Police Corps’ Erez Battalion: "We will enter Rafah and achieve complete victory"
Jewish community in Tehran gathers to read Megillat Esther on Purim - in the land where the miracles took place.
Pres. Isaac Herzog attends reading of Megillat Esther at the 'theater' hotel in Jerusalem, along with evacuees from Kiryat Shmona and Sderot.
MK Tzvi Succot went further than clothes for his costume as a left-wing activist.
The "United in Purim" parade in Jerusalem will be led by a display honoring the hostages held in Gaza for 171 days, alongside 134 yellow cranes representing each hostage.
