Hazzan Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah has a personal connection to “Mordechai Superstar,” the Purim shpiel he is writing and directing this year. Stein was in the original Broadway cast of “Jesus Christ ...

The rise of antisemitism in our world today impresses upon us the importance of observing our Jewish rituals. In a world full of shadows Purim brings frivolity, humor and joy! Lest you think a Purim ...

Purim, a Jewish festival that begins at sundown this year on March 6, includes a public reading of the Megillah, or scroll, of Esther, exchanging gifts of food with family and friends and giving to ...

It’s not difficult for New Yorkers to find their niche, and Purim events are no exception. Yiddishists should check out the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene’s “Purim in Khelm,” a fully staged Purim ...

It’s coming up on Purim, the Semitic St. Paddy’s, Yiddishe Mardi Gras or Hebraic Halloweenof masquerade, storytelling (Purim shpiels), games, pranks, music, wine and a special Spring holiday dessert ...

The latest offering from the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre is, quite literally, a drag. “The Megile of Shloyme Klugerman,” the company’s Purim shpiel, goes on the road later this month. A family-oriented ...

“Shul of Rock” is the Purim Shpiel theme on Feb. 28 at Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills. (Photo by Dean Musgrove/Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Family Shabbat at Kol Tikvah: Rabbi Becky Hoffman and ...

“Ramvetlh QonglaHbe’ voDleH,” Beth Chayim Chadashim congregant Maggie Anton Parkhurst will say as she begins Chapter 6 of the synagogue’s Megillah reading on Erev Purim. What? It’s Klingon, the ...

Question: When is it not only OK, but even encouraged, that men dress as women and women dress as men at a synagogue? Answer: When it's Purimshpiel time. Most cultures have a day when the norm is ...