Palm Beach synagogues mark Jewish holiday of Purim
Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.
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Thousands gather in Hostages Square to read Book of Esther on Purim eve
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On Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retribution
The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.
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When Is Purim? All About the Festive Jewish Holiday, Its Meaning and How To Celebrate
One of the staples of Purim is the reading of The Megillah, also known as The Book of Esther. It's done once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of March 13) and once on Purim day ...
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Purim: Anti-semitism and Zionism
or almost all of the book of Esther during Purim. Why? How much of the scroll of Esther must one read to fulfill the Mitsvah of reading the Megillah, asks the Mishnah. Rabbi Meir says, ...
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Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show
The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah ...
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Peter Beinart Has Gone Full Antisemite
Esther's uncle Mordechai gets wind of the ... Here he is in a column in the Guardian, based on his recent book, explaining Purim in the same terms as the Nazis and other antisemites: On the ...