Purim takes place annually on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar. Not only is it an important day historically for Jews, it’s also a day to celebrate! Purim is all about festivities, family, and ...

In response to their brief expulsion and restoration, they created an annual holiday on the 20th of Adar called Vinz-Purim, a clever allusion to Vincenz Fettmilch and the familiar Jewish holiday ...

And yet, we are told to “increase our joy” in this month of Adar (this year it’s two months ... It is difficult — but I think Jewish tradition and Jewish history offer us some models.

The Hamas leader who planned the October 7th attack is dead. What will be the effect on Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East?

We have to stop the war in order to bring the hostages home,” says Yael Adar, whose son, Tamir Adar, was taken hostage from ...

Rumors of this have been floating around the Jewish world for a long time — long enough for us to wonder: Is it true? The definitive essay on the subject comes to us from Jonathan Sarna of ...

Adar II contains the holiday Purim ... But this month we're kibitzing with Jewish comedian Ariel Elias! Ariel lives in New York City, she's been on Jimmy Kimmel Live and featured in Rolling ...

(JNS) A 13-year-old Jewish boy from Crown Heights was assaulted as he rode his bike to school in the heavily-Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood at about 8 a.m. on November 5th, the victim’s mother ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...