Purim
Participants of a female-led Megillah reading in Pittsburgh (Photo courtesy of Beth Kissileff)
March 18, 2026, 8:09 am
Honoring Esther’s legacy through a female-led Megillah reading
Considering Esther's role in the Purim story, "it just makes sense for women to narrate the story in a public way."
By Beth Kissileff
March 4, 2026, 10:44 am
Chronicle poll results: Purim
We asked our readers what their favorite aspect of Purim is. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
An Israeli worker carries a figure depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as part of the preparations for the Israeli annual parade of the holiday of Purim, in a set design factory near Kfar Saba, Israel, Feb. 10, 2014. (Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90, via JNS)
March 1, 2026, 10:45 am
Some Jewish groups connect attacks on Iran, upcoming Purim holiday
The Israeli and U.S. militaries "took decisive action to silence a modern threat from the same ancestral land of Haman," according to the Orthodox Union.
By JNS Staff
February 25, 2026, 9:03 am
Chronicle poll question
What is your favorite aspect of Purim?
The cast of Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers’ “Estar Wars,” a parody of “Star Wars,” performed in 2024 (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers)
February 25, 2026, 8:46 am
‘A Hard Night’s Megillah’ brings The Beatles to the Book of Esther in Rabbi Myers’ farewell spiel
The spiel will feature several special guests, including local politicians and clergy members.
By Toby Tabachnick
“The Triumph of Mordechai” by Pieter Lastman (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
February 22, 2026, 6:58 pm
The origins of Purim
“These days are recalled and observed in every generation: by every family, every province, and every city…”
By Tim Miller
“Purim,” c. 1916-1917, by Marc Chagall (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963, 1963-181-11 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris)
March 12, 2025, 4:44 pm
How to give and how to receive: The complexity of ‘mishloach manot’
Despite the mitzvah’s relatively modest baseline, many people exchange dozens of food gifts with family, friends and neighbors.
By Nechama Goldman Barash
(Image courtesy of Pixabay)
March 12, 2025, 11:48 am
Fake news (It’s Purim!)
Just kidding!
By Chronicle Staff
March 12, 2025, 9:48 am
Chronicle poll results: Favorite hamantaschen flavor
We asked our readers what their favorite hamantaschen flavor is. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
“Purim” by Arthur Szyk (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
March 7, 2025, 4:11 pm
A Purim primer
A barely-avoided genocide being celebrated with costumes and drunkenness and jokes is itself a kind of celebration of life
By Tim Miller
March 4, 2025, 1:43 pm
Chronicle poll question
What is your favorite hamantaschen flavor?
March 27, 2024, 12:50 pm
Chronicle poll results: Megillah reading
We asked our readers if they would be attending a Megillah reading. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
March 20, 2024, 3:02 pm
Chronicle poll question
Will you attend a Megillah reading for Purim this year?
“Purim,” c. 1916-1917, by Marc Chagall (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1963, 1963-181-11 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris)
March 20, 2024, 10:28 am
How do we celebrate Purim in a time of mourning?
This is what life is: a mixture of joy and sadness, of things we are grateful for and things we dread.
By David I. Bernstein
(Photo courtesy of Pexels)
March 18, 2024, 8:57 pm
Here’s to drinking on Purim — but not to excess
A person is obligated to drink on Purim until one no longer knows the difference between “cursed be Haman” and “blessed be Mordechai.”
By Uriel Marcovitz
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