Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purim, a Jewish holiday that celebrates freedom and deliverance, begins March 2 at sundown. Purim is often misunderstood as ...

(RNS) — The Hebrew word for “turkey” can be translated as “thanksgiving.” And it has nothing to do with the fact that the bird is traditionally part of American Thanksgiving feasts. It is, rather, the ...

Rabbi Tamar Grimm smiled warmly as she welcomed the community Sunday to the Jewish Feast-ival 2011 at the Tri-City Jewish Center, Rock Island. She opened with the Shehecheyanu blessing, a prayer said ...

Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday celebrating the deliverance of the Jewish people from a genocide plot in ancient Persia. The holiday is often misunderstood as "Jewish Halloween" because observers ...