My Jewish Learning: Purim 2020
(My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 2020, Purim begins at sunset on Monday, March 9 and ends at sunset on Tuesday, March 10. The…
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A spectacular Purim in Edmonton
(EJNews) – Purim in Edmonton is a spectacular holiday. Both Jewish day schools and the synagogues celebrate the holiday with gusto as well as the…
Jewish journalist’s Purim prank about fleeing anti-Semitism shocks Holland
by Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Netherlands’ main Jewish weekly is the kingdom’s oldest commercial magazine and one of its most reputable publications. Which is…
United Conservative Party celebrates Purim
EDMONTON, AB (March 20, 2019): The Hon. Jason Kenney, Leader of the United Conservatives, issued the following statement in celebration of Purim: Tonight at sundown Jewish communities in…
Empowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story
by Emily Ray Baraf (JTA) — Purim is often filled with boisterous celebrations, drinking and an embrace of the otherwise taboo. Yet the Book of…