Purim

Broadcasters on Channel 14 ushered in the joyous holiday of Purim with classic songs and dance, despite the war with Iran and escalating tensions across the region.

It is because Purim commemorates the literal survival of the Jewish people to this very day that the sages wanted to make sure we celebrate accordingly.

Israeli civilians are once again forced into shelters while enemies openly call for the Jewish state’s destruction.

A timeless verse from the Book of Esther continually challenges us to step up when we are called upon to take action!

Take this crash course on Purim to see how a deep belief in the Almighty and His influence on our everyday lives can deliver us from the clutches of evil.

In honor of the holiday of Purim that is observed this week, celebrating a miraculous Jewish victory in ancient Persia, let’s take a quick glance at the history of the Jews of Iran.

In this animated version of the story of Purim, the narrator goes beyond the storyline and focuses on the deeper meaning behind the historical events.

When reading the story of Purim, something very odd becomes apparent. There is no mention of God at all.

Through an extra Sabbath Torah reading before Purim, the Jewish people remember the evil who attack God.

What does Purim have to do specifically with family and community relationships? What was Mordechai's greatest attribute?

The word for "weaken" in Hebrew is "Tash." Take a three-cornered cookie, each representing one of the three forefathers, and you have "Haman tash" - "Haman was weakened."

Here’s a message from US President Donald Trump that you don't want to miss!

The festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16).

Who could have predicted that 10 Nazi war criminals would face the same fate that awaited the Purim story's villain and his 10 sons thousands of years earlier?

What many people don’t realize is that Purim, the jolly, drink-all-you-can, feasting and costume-based holiday is actually on par with the holy day of Yom Kippur!

Jews celebrate the Purim holiday with costumes, parties, food and drink. Yet the festivities are meaningful and permeated with spirituality.

Among all the Jewish holidays, Purim is the only one on which we are encouraged – in fact, obligated — to drink.

Learn how to make Queen Esther's toast, a Purim treat that was popular more than a century ago and was now rediscovered by an award-winning cookbook author .

Purim is a time when the potential exists for personal salvation in your life. But it's up to YOU to tap into that energy.

Adar is the most joyous of months, as the Talmud teaches, "When the month of Adar enters we increase our joy."

There are uncanny parallels between the hanging of Haman’s 10 sons in the story of Purim and the hanging of 10 Nazis after the Nuremberg Trials for crimes against humanity.