During the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim — one of their most joyous holidays
By DAVID CRARY (Associated Press) Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the biblical story of how a plot to exterminate Jews in Persia was thwarted, and thus is embraced as an affirmation of Jewish…
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