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Purim

  On Purim, it’s traditional to read Megillat Esther, the Scroll of Esther. This biblical book tells the story of a Jewish girl named Esther who is crowned Queen of Persia, and uses her powerful position to save her people from destruction. Megillat Esther has been published and adapted in many different editions and retellings. But one […]

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Purim celebrations are inherently wacky. We wear masks. We party (or drink) until we can’t tell the difference between the villainous Haman and the heroic Mordechai. We celebrate a world turned upside down; a would-be genocide that became a day of joyous festivities. And this year, we watch YouTube videos of puppets. Joey and Dingo, two brave and furry friends, volunteered […]

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What we know as Jewish humor didn’t come from Sinai but from a rabbinic edict in 1661 that allowed the badkhn to keep doing his cruel court jester thing at Purim celebrations and simchas, says a University of California, Berkeley professor.

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