2022 Dr.Paul Brody, students and MegillahBrody Bunch Photography What would have been the 50th Jubilee year of Dr. Paul Brody of Great Neck chanting Megillat Esther, and 20 years of Dr. Brody ...

So what is Purim about? This short guide explains the various holiday traditions and celebrations, as well as a few suggestions of unique and fun ways to partake in the festivities. 1. Megillah ...

The chance to scream “boo” at each mention of the arch-enemy Haman during the Megillah (scroll) reading of Purim is a pretty fun experience for most Jewish children. Purim, which this year falls on ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Purim megillah readings and activities will come to over 400 neutral locations throughout Israel this year. The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, which works to bridge the gap between ...

According to the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, at least 105 women-led Megillah readings, for both mixed-gender and women-only audiences, are taking place worldwide this year. (JTA) — When Alyza ...

Yogi Berra is as well known for his malapropisms (lovingly referred to as Yogi-isms) as he is for his formidable baseball skills. Can you imagine if Yogi had the opportunity to regale us with some of ...

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Dan Wolf and Andy Alabran swear that their collaboration last year resulted in something remarkable: the funniest sketches ever written about Purim. Wolf is the manager of the Hub, a program of the ...

Artist Avner Moriah affectionately calls it a “Ganze Megillah” – his artistic illumination of the Scroll of Esther measuring a whopping 28.03 m. long. In the past year, officials at the Guinness World ...

(JTA) — Like many synagogues, Rabbi Nate DeGroot’s California congregation had a tradition of accompanying the annual recitation of the Purim story with rowdy humor. But when the storytelling arrived ...

On the Hebrew calendar, Feb. 26, 5762 — the day that begins at sundown tonight and ends at sundown tomorrow — is Purim, a minor Jewish holiday unlike any other. Purim is not a contemplative holiday ...