Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Purim costumes

A snapshot of an 18th century Esther megillah, illustrated by a 14-year-old female scribe in Italy, on exhibit at the Israel Museum for Purim 2022 (Courtesy Israel Museum)
March 15, 2022, 5:41 am
How to make Purim meaningful as war rages in Ukraine
The Book of Esther, the traditional 3-cornered pastries, and other ways to observe a holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Boys are dressed in costumes for Purim, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
March 2, 2021, 12:13 am
Haredi kids in New Jersey seen in racist Purim costumes
NAACP chapter seeks meeting with Jewish leaders in Lakewood after children photographed wearing blackface, Afro wigs and Black Lives Matter sweatshirts
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Israelis shop for Purim costumes at a Red Pirate toy store in Kiryat Ekron, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim, on February 14, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
February 18, 2021, 6:11 pm
Education Ministry approves Purim events for students in low-infection cities
Schools that are permitted to open in accordance with Health Ministry guidelines may hold celebrations; officials advise caution regarding face masks under costumes
By ToI Staff
Guy Aon showing his photo developing technology that allows him to place photos on the body, in a kind of flexible body mask (Courtesy Guy Aon)
March 6, 2020, 4:18 pm
Need a Purim mask? Try one in 3D
Guy Aon created a printing method that can be used for face recognition systems, different identities, and, Purim masks
By Jessica Steinberg
Partying at Tel Aviv's annual Purim street party (Courtesy City of Tel Aviv)
February 20, 2020, 11:27 am
Ben & Jerry’s runs Purim costume contest for free ice cream
For annual event, Israelis can dress up as ice cream flavors, including ‘made-up flavors,’ or ‘anything else you feel like doing in the spirit of Ben & Jerry’s,’ company says
By JTA and ToI Staff
An Amazon ad in Hebrew promoting its wide selection of costumes (Courtesy Amazon)
January 22, 2020, 11:28 am
Amazon promotes Purim costume purchases
The online retailer aims to draw Israeli buyers with ready-to-wear disguises and fancy dress options
By Jessica Steinberg
Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid (center) protests legislation to exempt ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from military conscription, next to Dave Mandelshtam, who appeared as an ultra-Orthodox protester but was later revealed to be a Yesh Atid activist who had dressed up, Tel Aviv, March 4, 2018. (Screenshot)
March 4, 2018, 4:18 pm
‘Haredi Jew’ in Yesh Atid protest was a party activist
Party says Dave Mandelshtam dressed up ‘on his own initiative’ to protest legislation exempting yeshiva students from enlistment
By Sue Surkes
Rosanne Skopp
March 1, 2018, 3:09 pm
Rosanne Skopp
This Purim, I’m dressing as an old lady
When you don’t need a special ensemble or make up to realize you’re wearing a costume
Two kids from Kiryat Gat dress up for Purim as Na Nachs, Breslov Hasidim who often travel around in white vans, dancing in the streets to techno music (Courtesy Facebook)
March 1, 2018, 5:49 am
These Purim costumes deserve a prize
Two elaborate ensembles garner thousands of views on Facebook, depicting an Egged bus and ‘Na Nach’ Hasidim
By Jessica Steinberg
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
February 28, 2018, 4:05 pm
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Purim grabbed my world and turned it upside down
The time an ultra-Orthodox woman kissed me in the middle of Jerusalem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Coalition head David Amsalem at a Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset on February 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
February 28, 2018, 10:16 am
The Big Skim: 10 things for your February 28
Netanyahu is on the line in the Bezeq scandal, a judge is partially off the hook, army call-ups may be in the offing up north, and Trump is called out for making robocalls
By Joshua Davidovich
Yarden, a pleased fairy in her sparkling costumed wheelchair at Beit Issie Shapiro (Courtesy Beit Issie Shapiro)
February 27, 2018, 6:52 pm
When the wheelchair becomes part of the Purim costume
A project at Beit Issie Shapiro matches industrial design students with children with disabilities to create ingenious holiday outfits
By Jessica Steinberg
Participants at a traditional Carnival parade in Maastricht, the Netherlands, March 2, 2014. (Marcel Van Hoorn/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
February 14, 2018, 8:32 pm
For Jews in the Netherlands, Catholic Carnival feels like ‘hardcore Purim’
Despite the festival’s dark anti-Semitic roots, some Jewish revelers join the fray — this time as participants and not victims
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Trying on costumes from the Israeli Opera costume closet in time for Purim (Courtesy Yossi Tzveker)
January 30, 2018, 5:59 pm
Ahead of Purim, Israeli Opera to sell off costumes
Tel Aviv’s opera house will open its closets in time for the dress-up holiday, and some items will go for a song
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: In this March 11, 2017 picture, a man reads The Book of Esther. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
March 14, 2017, 9:57 pm
In Romania’s small Jewish community, large helpings of Purim cheer
Children don costumes to join aging congregation in celebrating the averted genocide of the Jewish people in ancient Persia
By AP
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.