Purim is coming and the inhabitants of my house are giddy with anticipation. It has long been a favorite holiday ...

Jews around the world enjoy a variety of foods on Purim.

An ideological face-off.

How this festival became a time for merriment and satire.

How the events chronicled in the Book of Esther inspired a holiday.

Are Jews really obligated to drink to the point of not knowing the difference between Haman and Mordecai?

Local celebrations echoing the Purim theme have been instituted by communities throughout Jewish history.

After Esther & the king Thai-ed the knot, things got Chile in Persia.

As a child, I looked forward to Purim each year. I spent weeks planning my costume and savored the excitement ...

Sometimes it is by dressing as someone else that we reveal our truest selves.