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    A Battle Heats Up—Over Purim Packages

    The holiday’s ‘mishloach manot’ boxes used to involve juice and a bag of chips. Now competitive moms have raised the stakes.

    byTova Cohen
  • Closing the ark during morning prayers at Youssef Abad Synagogue in Tehran on Sept. 30, 2013.
    Closing the ark during morning prayers at Youssef Abad Synagogue in Tehran on Sept. 30, 2013.
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    Reading Megillah in Tehran: How Iranian Jews Celebrate Purim

    As Jews around the world commemorate the rescue of Persian Jewry, how do those who live where the story took place mark the day?

    byShai Secunda
  • Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah in One Night With the King, 2006.
    Tiffany Dupont as Hadassah in One Night With the King, 2006.
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    Christians Have Fallen in Love With Queen Esther, Purim’s Jewish Heroine

    In recent novels, sermons, and Bible-study guides, evangelicals and mainline Protestants alike find inspiration in the biblical tale

    byRebecca Phillips
  • An early-19th-century Book of Esther on parchment, probably from Italy, with illustrated scenes from the story of Esther.
    An early-19th-century Book of Esther on parchment, probably from Italy, with illustrated scenes from the story of Esther.
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    Home Away From Home

    The Book of Esther, which chronicles the story of Purim, has special resonance for Jewish communities thriving in Diaspora

    byElihu Katz and Menahem Blondheim
  • Purim in Jerusalem.
    Purim in Jerusalem.
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    Be Happy

    We’re commanded to be happy on Purim, and it turns out the acts required for proper observance—from donning costumes to celebrating with others—provide useful tricks for brightening moods year round

    byIlana Kurshan
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    Seriously Groggy

    The Purim tradition of drowning out Haman’s name with noise dates back to medieval times. But in our increasingly cacophonous lives, an illustrator wonders: Does the grogger need to be reinvented?

    bySarah Lazarovic
  • Emily Nepon prepares to play Haman in Lower East Shushan on March 14, 2009.
    Emily Nepon prepares to play Haman in Lower East Shushan on March 14, 2009.
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    Unmasked

    Has Purim replaced Passover as the best holiday vehicle for expressing individual Jewish identity?

    byLiel Leibovitz
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    Purimpalooza

    Esther marries indie rock royalty

    byVanessa Davis
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