Forward
I'm a rabbi. Here's why I'm boycotting the megillah reading for Purim this year
13 Mar 2025
Rabbi Elizheva Hurvich expresses her decision to boycott the traditional reading of the Megillah for Purim due to its problematic themes. She highlights the ...
13 Mar 2025
Forward
How well do you know Purim? Test your knowledge with this diabolical quiz
13 Mar 2025
Test your knowledge of the Jewish holiday of Purim with this challenging quiz designed by the Forward staff. Delve into lesser-known facts about the Purim st...
13 Mar 2025
Promised Podcast
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The “Horror Vacui” Edition
13 Mar 2025
The Promised Podcast tackles the absence of an active Israeli diplomatic stance on the future of Gaza amid varied international proposals, including direct U...
13 Mar 2025
JTA
Children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor the slain Bibas brothers
13 Mar 2025
Following the deaths of Ariel and Kfir Bibas, young children who were held captive in Gaza, families globally are honoring them by dressing as Batman for Pur...
13 Mar 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy
What the holiday of Purim can teach us about Jewish pride
13 Mar 2025
Purim, beyond its festive celebration, serves as a profound lesson in Jewish unity and resilience, especially relevant to today's Diaspora experience of anti...
13 Mar 2025
Forward
Stuffed dried Turkish eggplant is the perfect Purim food
12 Mar 2025
Rob Eshman offers a culinary and philosophical exploration of Purim, a holiday often seen as a children's event due to its playful customs. Inspired by a ser...
12 Mar 2025
Chabad.org
Easiest Hamantashen Recipe You Can Make!
12 Mar 2025
Hamantashen, a traditional pastry associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, is made simple in this video by Jewish college students at Chabad of UCR. The ...
12 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Chefs in the Chat: Beating the Egg Prices
12 Mar 2025
As Pesach approaches, many Jewish families are grappling with the soaring cost of eggs, a staple for numerous holiday dishes. Rachelly Eisenberger from Jewis...
12 Mar 2025
Kveller
Enter Kveller’s Third Annual Passover Parody Contest!
12 Mar 2025
Kveller announces its third annual Passover parody contest, inviting anyone with a love for Jewish humor and song to create their own Passover-themed parody....
12 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
The Spiritual Value of Decluttering
12 Mar 2025
Pesach often evokes feelings of stress rather than the intended freedom due to emotional and physical clutter accumulated over time. Adina Forouzan discusses...
12 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Making Pesach, Making Me
12 Mar 2025
At the age of eleven, Adina Forouzan embraced her journey into Judaism by independently preparing for Pesach, a task typically mastered in adulthood. While h...
12 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Pesach on a Budget: How to Celebrate Without Overspending
12 Mar 2025
Atara Mauskopf offers practical strategies for celebrating Pesach without overspending, emphasizing the importance of preparation and smart spending. Her adv...
12 Mar 2025
Kveller
How Did We Turn the Most Adult Book in the Bible into a Kids Holiday?
12 Mar 2025
Purim, a uniquely joyous Jewish holiday, provides an intriguing contrast between its child-friendly celebrations and the adult themes present in the Biblical...
12 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Erev Pesach: Whoever is hungry, let them come eat!
12 Mar 2025
Naomi Ross offers practical culinary guidance for the hustle and bustle of Erev Pesach, a time when cooking is in full swing and mealtimes become challenging...
12 Mar 2025
Forward
A six-step guide to making mishloach manot that don't suck
11 Mar 2025
Louis Keene offers a humorous and practical six-step guide to creating memorable mishloach manot for Purim. Acknowledging the tired tradition of giving unins...
11 Mar 2025
Mishpacha
Purim’s Message This Year
11 Mar 2025
Cindy Scarr's article in Mishpacha Magazine explores the deeper spiritual message of Purim amidst current global challenges faced by Jewish communities. This...
11 Mar 2025
Mishpacha
Purim 2025: The Final Edition
11 Mar 2025
Cindy Scarr's article draws compelling parallels between the Purim story and contemporary challenges, suggesting we are living in a modern-day iteration of t...
11 Mar 2025
Jewish Table
Cardamom-Rose Iced Coffee
11 Mar 2025
Leah Koenig shares her reflections on finding joy during Purim, a time of celebration, highlighting the parallels of the holiday with the festive spirit of M...
11 Mar 2025
Lehrhaus
When Should Mishloah Manot be given in Jerusalem when Shushan Purim is Shabbat?
11 Mar 2025
Purim celebrations in walled cities like Jerusalem occasionally coincide with Shabbat, a situation that complicates Purim customs such as megillah reading, m...
11 Mar 2025
Kveller
This Purim Parody Is ‘Wicked’ Good
10 Mar 2025
Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles continues her tradition of clever Purim parodies, this time reimagining a song from the musical "Wicked" w...
10 Mar 2025
Kveller
This is the Year to Try This Purim Tradition
10 Mar 2025
With Purim just around the corner, Lior Zaltzman highlights the often-overlooked tradition of mishloach manot, gift baskets exchanged during this festive Jew...
10 Mar 2025
Sonya's Prep
Our Magical Purim Celebration 🎭Easy Hamantaschen Hack Chibureki Recipe Mishloach Manot
9 Mar 2025
Join in the lively celebration of the Jewish holiday of Purim with a creative spin on traditional hamantaschen. This video shares an easy-to-follow recipe fo...
9 Mar 2025
Forward
The Purim play was usually for both child and adult audiences
9 Mar 2025
Purim, a holiday characterized by festive reversals and theatrical retellings of the Purim story, often blends humor with deeper reflection on Jewish surviva...
9 Mar 2025
Halacha Headlines
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3/8/25 – Shiur 505 – Purim – Fascinating Sources for our Minhagim | Bringing Simcha into our lives – The stories behind "Bardak" and Suki & Ding
7 Mar 2025
This episode of Halacha Headlines delves into the customs and sources of the joyous Jewish festival of Purim, exploring traditions such as Taanis Esther and ...
7 Mar 2025
JTA
A Purim-themed circus is coming to town
5 Mar 2025
A unique Purim-themed circus event called Cirque du Purim is being organized by ABCirque, a Brooklyn-based circus company, to add a twist to traditional Puri...
5 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Purim Bingo: Who Will You Spot This Year?
4 Mar 2025
Sari Kopitnikoff offers a fun and engaging way to celebrate Purim with her idea of "Purim Bingo." This activity involves spotting various Purim archetypes an...
4 Mar 2025
JTA
New Passover children’s books include a mystery, Obama’s White House seder and a graphic novel from writer Dara Horn
4 Mar 2025
A new collection of children's books celebrating Passover includes an entertaining mix of stories that blend cultural depth with humor and adventure. Highlig...
4 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Drunken Cherry-Chocolate Hamantashen
3 Mar 2025
Naomi Ross presents a creative recipe for hamantashen, the traditional Jewish cookie typically filled with poppy seeds or jam, by introducing a unique cherry...
3 Mar 2025
Jewish Action
Mindful Eating on Purim: How to Stay on Track
28 Feb 2025
Purim, a holiday known for its festive chaos, presents challenges for those trying to maintain healthy eating habits amidst costume preparations and mishloac...
28 Feb 2025
Jewish Action
L’Chaim with Limits: Keeping the Seudah Safe
28 Feb 2025
With Purim approaching, Dr. Kenneth Markowitz highlights the importance of managing alcohol consumption during the Purim seudah to ensure safety and enjoymen...
28 Feb 2025
JTA
Purim parties in NYC: Here’s where to celebrate in 2025
28 Feb 2025
As Purim approaches on March 13, 2025, New York City offers a plethora of celebrations to honor the holiday commemorating Jewish Queen Esther's triumph over ...
28 Feb 2025
My Jewish Mommy Life
Get Ready for PURIM with Me and MY JEWISH FAMILY VLOG!
27 Feb 2025
Join 'My Jewish Family Vlog' as they prepare for the festive Jewish holiday of Purim. This video offers a glimpse into the celebratory traditions and prepara...
27 Feb 2025
Mishpacha
Purim in Full Bloom
26 Feb 2025
"Purim in Full Bloom" likely explores themes of celebration and tradition associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, highlighting products and ideas to enh...
26 Feb 2025
Mishpacha
Purim Flowers
26 Feb 2025
Sharona's piece, "Purim Flowers," featured in Mishpacha Magazine, likely provides readers with guidelines and suggestions on using flowers to enhance Purim c...
26 Feb 2025
Mishpacha
We Know You Will
25 Feb 2025
Exploring the power of language and historical perspective, Cindy Scarr recounts a poignant visit with seminary students to the site of a massacre, using it ...
25 Feb 2025
Kveller
A 5-Year-Old’s Grief for His Friend Ariel Bibas
25 Feb 2025
Yoav Avital, a 5-year-old boy from a kibbutz, is processing the grief and confusion surrounding the tragic loss of his friend Ariel Bibas, who was taken host...
25 Feb 2025
Kveller
My Relative Is Still a Hostage in Gaza. My Son Talks About Him All the Time.
25 Feb 2025
Danielle Selber shares her poignant experience of learning about her relative, Elkana Bohbot, who was taken hostage in Gaza. The story unfolds with her grapp...
25 Feb 2025
My Jewish Mommy Life
Get Ready for PASSOVER with Me! Seder Table & Spirituality!
25 Feb 2025
The video provides a personal perspective on preparing for Passover, emphasizing the importance of both physical preparations, such as setting up the Seder t...
25 Feb 2025
JTA
The Bibas family embodied our hope and despair. Where do we turn when hope is dashed?
19 Feb 2025
Rabbi Sharon Litwin reflects on the emotional and spiritual challenges faced by her community in the wake of the Bibas family's tragic story. As the family, ...
19 Feb 2025
Hadassah
Time Travel, Missing Matzah and ‘One Little Goat’
18 Feb 2025
Dara Horn's graphic novel "One Little Goat," targeted for readers aged 8 and up, intertwines elements of magic and Jewish tradition within a Passover narrati...
18 Feb 2025
Jewish Action
Tu B’Shevat Farro Salad
11 Feb 2025
Naomi Ross presents a recipe for a farro salad inspired by Tu B'Shevat, incorporating elements of the seven species, traditional foods celebrated during this...
11 Feb 2025
Kveller
We Want Your Favorite Family Passover Recipes
11 Feb 2025
Kveller, in collaboration with The Nosher, is creating a Passover community cookbook that invites readers to submit their cherished family Passover recipes. ...
11 Feb 2025
Jewish Action
Which Is Better For You? Fresh vs Dried Fruit — A Comparison
5 Feb 2025
Chaya Eisenberger explores the nutritional pros and cons of fresh versus dried fruit, timely for Tu B'Shevat celebrations. Fresh fruit offers lower calories,...
5 Feb 2025
Jewish Action
Which Wood You Be?
5 Feb 2025
To celebrate Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees, Sari Kopitnikoff invites readers to determine which type of tree best aligns with their personality ...
5 Feb 2025
Hadassah
Homegrown Jewish Symbols
3 Feb 2025
Tu B'Shevat, celebrated as the new year for trees, has grown from its roots as a minor agricultural festival into a broader acknowledgment of ecological conc...
3 Feb 2025
JTA
LA Jews are all mourners now — experiencing both the grief and hope our tradition understands
3 Feb 2025
In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the Jewish community grappled with profound loss and resilience as they navigated through personal a...
3 Feb 2025
Mishpacha
Lipa’s Super Seder Takeover
2 Feb 2025
Lipas' Super Seder Takeover is an engaging piece featured in Mishpacha Magazine, offering a unique exploration of the traditions and nuances of Passover Sede...
2 Feb 2025
JTA
Jewish women are braiding challah and hair to mark the release of Israeli hostage Agam Berger
30 Jan 2025
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity and inspiration, Jewish women worldwide are braiding their hair and challah to honor Agam Berger, the Israeli soldier re...
30 Jan 2025
Jewish Action
Tu B’Shevat To-Do List
28 Jan 2025
Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, offers a chance to highlight environmental responsibility within the Jewish community. Yosef Gillers, founder of ...
28 Jan 2025
Mishpacha
Creamy Grilled Chicken and Herb Pasta with Crispy Tomatoey Eggplant
28 Jan 2025
Sharona shares a delightful recipe for a post-Shabbos meal that creatively reutilizes leftover grilled or roasted chicken. The dish is a creamy grilled chick...
28 Jan 2025