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Do You Have Any Purim Stories to Share?

From the lens The Jewish Holiday of Purim Begins March 20, 2011.

  • resabi Mar 9, 2011 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    I can remember dressing up as a lot of different people (always from the megillah) for Purim. The two occasions I remember most clearly are dressing up as Mordecai (eyebrow-pencil moustache and beard and a striped beach towel over my shoulders) and as Vashti.
  • compugraphd Feb 18, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    ב"ה

    Not Purim stories (though I used to read the Megilla -- well, my part thereof -- at our Women's Tefilla -- Prayer -- Group in my Zorro costume) but Purim designs -- which you can find (along with my regaling of this tale) at http://www.squidoo.com/Purim_Esther_et_al
  • Senora_M Jan 10, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Cool lens. My husband and I just returned from Israel.
  • Jimmie Mar 10, 2009 @ 1:20 am | delete
    It's been blessed! Purim is a holiday of rich significance! Thanks for the facts and links.
  • aj2008 Mar 8, 2009 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    What an interesting lens Paula - I had heard of Esther and Mordecai but I did not know the story.
  • Jewelsofawe Mar 6, 2009 @ 11:51 am | delete
    Great lens, sounds like a cool holiday that I had not heard of before.
  • capriliz Mar 6, 2009 @ 10:41 am | delete
    Nicely done. And the cookie recipe looks delicious!
  • Intuitive Mar 5, 2009 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    I knew nothing about Purim and this lens is a great introduction! I'll have to try the Hamentaschen. I like the giving of food gifts through a third party, too. 5*
  • cappuccino136 Mar 5, 2009 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    I love Esther and the whole story of Purim. And there are good lessons to be learned from this history. I love the quote where Mordecai tells Esther that she became Queen "for such a time as this". We often wonder why some things happen in our lives or how we end up in some situations or positions. But God always has a plan and a purpose.

    My favorite part of your description of Purim celebrations is how the people boo and hiss at Haman while the book is read. Wonderful. He is such a villain.

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