Archive for ‘purim’

“God’s Jigsaw Puzzle”

Feb 26, 2021

This Friday, Jews around the world will celebrate the holiday of Purim – the most joyous day of our ancient calendar.  Oddly enough, this year’s festival sends messages with special relevance to the fraught, anxious American moment we...

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Jewish Holiday of Purim: Quick Reversals and the Importance of This Moment

Apr 1, 2014

GUEST COLUMN BY DIANE MEDVED   I still haven’t put away my ridiculous red and yellow Jester costume from our synagogue Purim party. Purim is the Jewish holiday celebrating the events in the Book of Esther, an...

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