Purim

'Where Traditions Meet': The inside story of Israeli baseball's rise from nonexistent to Olympics

Peter Kurz recounts the improbable journey of Israel’s baseball team to the Tokyo Olympics, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, challenges, and personal triumphs.

Peter Kurz wears his Israel baseball shirt with pride.
A view shows a town nestled in a valley seen near Jerusalem in April in 2026.

What's Israel’s role in Judaism? Zionists' duty is to know - opinion

On Wednesday night, we will talk about freedom, with the specter of ballistic missiles, safe rooms, and red-alert sirens still fresh in our minds.

Freedom under fire: What Passover means in a time of war - comment

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on March 4, 2026.

Jewish tradition is a polemic against loneliness, on Passover and the rest of the year


Food news: What’s new for Purim?

On the holiday that celebrates sweetness, an especially sweet mishloah manot arrives.

Gluten-Free Mishloah Manot, Elite

Your Investments: Personal and financial intensity

In synagogue a few days ago, while waiting for the evening prayer to start, we got into a discussion about Mishloah Manot (giving food to friends and family). 

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Food news: Purim is approaching

Joy exactly as the scroll intended: The Purim surprise machine.

Purim Sweetbox, Osem And Sweetweet

My Word: Tucker Carlson’s powerful ignorance - opinion

Last week's visit to Israel by radical right-wing podcaster Tucker Carlson was so peculiar it almost parodied itself.

Tucker Carlson during a visit to Israel.

Purim on the chains: The Ninja Turtles in kids’ meals and chocolate milk in costume

Burger King is launching collectible characters from the successful series, and Yotvata is releasing a festive edition of chocolate milk, banana and banana punch bottles.

Kids’ meal with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys at Burger King

An educational psychologist reveals: What your child’s costume says about them

This year, many children choose costumes like monsters or soldiers; it reflects their need for protection and a sense of power, not just play.

Costumes that convey power, immunity or even defiance

S’mores, an XL version and even asado: A hamantaschen treat at the selected chains

From Belgian chocolate with colorful candies to chicken shawarma and market spices – hamantaschen 2026 offer everything you could imagine, and also everything you couldn’t.

Mimi's hamantaschen

Israel’s food news: Wine for Purim

Before all the Purim Adloyada festivities, the perfect opening bottle arrives.

Tura Winery

Photo booths, costume pop-ups, and restaurant parties: Purim at Cinema City Beersheba

On March 3–4, Cinema City Beersheba will host two days of festive Purim activities, open to the public and free of charge.

Purim at the Cinema City Beersheba

Eretz Nehederet mocks Iran crisis: From Purim rain to ballistic missiles

The producers of the satirical sketch comedy brought back their mockery of Iran as its potential conflict with the US looms large.

On Eretz Nehederet, Trump gives Iran “the final deadline” – and extends it