Three institutions. One holiday where adults wear wigs and children get sugar highs that would terrify most pediatricians. Purim, in other words, did its job. Here’s a quick look at how three St. Louis Jewish institutions marked the holiday this year. Congregation...

Just as Purim costumes are coming out of storage and someone is arguing about whether it is pronounced Haman or Ha-man, Six13 has released its annual holiday parody. The Jewish a cappella group’s newest video, “Who Is This Haman?,” is a Purim-flavored...

A few years ago, we started keeping an eye on a rabbi in Los Angeles who seemed determined to turn Purim into a pop culture event. Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen of Temple Isaiah first landed on our radar in 2023 when she transformed Lizzo’s “Juice” into...

  If you happen to have K-Pop Demon Hunter outfit hanging in the back of your closet, it’s time to get it out. The colorful, costume-filled Purim reenactment and march is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3. The festivities get underway at 2...

The most obscure bit of trivia the Jewish Light learned at the 2025 Purim reenactment and parade was that Popeye the Sailor Man was created by Jewish cartoonist E. C. Segar. Bret and Mary Silverglate offered up this factoid. They were dressed as Popeye...

For over a year, an image of the Bibas family in Batman pajamas symbolized the global call for their return from captivity in Gaza. This Purim, children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor Ariel Bibas, the 4-year-old who was...

This week, we celebrate Purim. The holiday is a remembrance of a dark tale, filled with trickery, deception, and plots of murder and revenge. The themes of the story are heavy and important. But the celebration of Purim is surrounded by a gauzy cloud...

On a typical afternoon in University City, you don’t generally see a pink and blue shark, Wonder Woman, Popeye, CIA spies and a guy dressed as a Rubik’s Cube walking down the street together. Or Haman and Mordecai chatting about their weekend plans....

Nearly 500 participants joined in the Purim re-enactment and parade through the streets of University City on Sunday, March 24. Costumed characters marched alongside the characters in the Purim story during the annual event. In the spirit of the holiday,...

This year, Congregation Temple Israel got an early start on Purim, which begins at sunset on Saturday, March 23 and continues through the evening of Sunday, March 24. On Sunday, March 10, students from the religious school performed "A Very Muppet...

Soulard Mardi Gras, now the second-largest carnival celebration in the U.S., began in 1980 when five friends threw a house party. The University City Purim re-enactment shares several similarities. Participants dress up in costumes and the highlight of...