‘Happy Purim’ in Hebrew, a language widely spoken in Israel where most of the population is Jewish, is ‘chag Purim samayach’, which is pronounced KHAG poo-REEM sah-MAY-akh.

“Go with ‘Happy Purim,’ that will do,” said Aaron Miller of Washington Hebrew Congregation. “But if you want to work on your Hebrew, you can say ‘Chag,’ with a little of Jewish in ...

According to the Hebrew calendar, Purim lands on the 14th day of the month Adar, which is the sixth month of the (Jewish) year. Adar roughly corresponds to March in the Gregorian calendar, ...

Rehfeld said Purim begins Saturday evening and lasts until Sunday evening. He added in Judaism, holidays are celebrated from evening to evening. In the Hebrew calendar, the holiday falls on the ...

Purim is a festival when Jews remember Esther, who was the Queen of Persia more than 2,000 years ago. She was Jewish but her husband, the King, didn't know this. The King's chief minister was ...

In 2025 (or ה'5785 on the Hebrew calendar) Purim begins at sundown on Thursday, March 13, and ends at nightfall on Friday, March 14. As the festival approaches, here are the basics you need to ...