In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.

Some commentaries cite this as the source of the Purim costume custom (Eliyah Rabbah 696:15). Mordechai also changed his appearance and concealed his identity. First, he overheard Bigtan and ...

“When we see someone dressed up on Purim as a frightening animal or a clown, it doesn’t occur to us to be angry, or afraid, or to take that person seriously. After all, it’s just a costume.

Their disguise is their respectability; their costume is their credibility. Every year on Purim, we emphasize mishloah manot (sending food gifts), matanot l’evyonim (gifts to the poor), and ...

“When we see someone dressed up on Purim as a frightening animal or a clown, it doesn’t occur to us to be angry, or afraid, or to take that person seriously. After all, it’s just a costum ...

CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — Like so many other Jewish little girls on Purim, both my big sister ... but we’re still working on taking off our masks. For most people, learning to be ...

In the scroll of Esther, unfurled each year amid the revelry of Purim, there lies a whisper, a secret cloaked beneath the masks and the wine. It is not merely a tale of a Jewish queen, a thwarted ...

“I see in all the comments that there’s a huge desire to dress up as Batman for Purim in honor of the Bibas family. So I got masks — one shekel each — just so TikTok on Purim will be ...