Encouraged by her wise uncle Mordecai, she courageously approached the king, exposed Haman’s malicious plot, and ultimately saved her people. Purim celebrates this dramatic reversal of fate ...

marking this day as Purim for generations to come. Things unfolded differently in Shushan. An extra day was required to root out terrorist remnants and to publicly hang Haman’s murderous sons as ...

He explained that initially Purim was established as a full-fledged holiday with work prohibited because "Mordechai believed that, with the war against Haman, they had reached the time to ascend ...

Haman addresses the king ... So, while I yearn to join my community in celebration, and I want to fulfill the Purim mitzvot of giving to the needy and sending food baskets to friends and neighbors ...

The Talmud in Tractate Gittin 57B teaches that the direct descendants of Haman the Amalekite (who lived ... and the holiest day on the Jewish calendar) and Purim (one of the happiest and seemingly ...

For another Jerusalemite, celebrating Purim and remembering the victory of the Jewish people over Haman’s planned genocide was rendered more powerful amid war. Israelis are seen in costume for ...

The Yiddish Culture Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim at its meeting in March. Purim commemorates the saving of the ...

The King forgave Esther, Haman was punished and the Jews were saved. Image caption, Triangular-shaped sweet pastries called Hamantaschen are made and shared during Purim. The full story of Esther ...