Purim

Another Purim, Another Chance to Celebrate God's Presence

THE HOLIDAYS

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Rabbi Yonah Gross, Jewish Exponent Feature

On March 6, my wife and I will celebrate our second wedding anniversary. In that time, we have had three children, lived in four houses in three states, and moved cross-country twice. While this may seem like a lot, we did have six years worth of days to do it all. So why are we celebrating only our second wedding...

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The Handy Holiday of Purim

Weaving together traditions that date back centuries

By:

Aaron Passman

Liz Rubin's family had a Purim tradition when she was growing up in Los Angeles. Every year, she and her family would buy tons of candy, grape juice and hamantashen. They organized it all in the dining room, then put it together in themed packages for friends and relatives. "It was almost like a whole section of the house was...

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Purim Gets 'Rapped' in New Packaging

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Aaron Passman

Throughout most of the year, David Forbes of Narberth is a mild-mannered accountant, but come Purim, things start to change. His brain brims with beats and his tongue trips over lyrics as he unleashes his hip-hop Hebrew alter-ego: the Notorious J.E.W., anyone? Or perhaps MC Forbes? Forbes, 32, has participated in the annual Purim schpiels put on by the Collaborative...

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It's Purim Everywhere!

Purim

What Makes Purim Such a Captivating Holiday?

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Mara Sokolsky, JE Feature

Purim is approaching; let the merriment begin! One of the things that makes Purim so appealing is that it's a story built around intrigue within the royal court. What other Jewish holiday centers around kings, queens and palaces? The characters are easily identifiable: Esther is beautiful, Mordecai is noble, and Haman is wicked. And in this story we win, not...