What Is Purim? How And Why This Jewish Holiday Is Celebrated
Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...
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Adar, Identity, and Jewish Community in Israel
The month of Adar is a time of happiness ... who have mastered the art of preserving Jewish traditions in environments that don’t always sustain them naturally. Ironically, in Israel, where ...
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Rosh Chodesh Adar – Simcha!
The month of Adar had the potential to be another month of sadness for the Jewish Nation, instead it turned into a great celebration over our enemies in Persia. Now in the twelfth month ...
Jewish Journal11d
Increasing in Joy
In the month of Adar we are called to increase in joy. The call comes to us—an echo of an ancient celebration recorded in an ...
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Jewish holiday Purim: How to celebrate in Jacksonville
Purim, celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar, begins on the night of Thursday, March 13th and continues up to Shabbat on the 14th. The holiday celebrates the overturning of a ...