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I love Purim!
Purim is a fun Jewish holiday- and definitely one of the most wild holidays. Purim is a story of beauty pageants, royal families, marital problems, bad guys, murder, and more.
King Ahasheurus marries Queen Esther, whom he does not know is Jewish. Haman (boo Haman!!!) decides all the Jews should be killed and gets King Ahasheurus to issue a decree for this. But, when Esther’s uncle Mordechai hears the terrible news he shares it with Esther.
Esther then goes to her husband, the king, and saves the day for the Jews! This is a simplified version – so click here to learn more. Fun holiday traditions include giving charity and gifts to friends, eating hamantaschen (triangular cookies symbolic of Haman’s three cornered hat), reading a Purim play (called a sphiel) and booing every time you hear Haman’s name, dressing in costumes, and getting drunk (that last part is for adults only).
This Purim I am excited for some new items on OurJewishCommunity.org. We are excited to present our Purim twibbons, which are available at bit.ly/purimfun. You may ask, “what’s a Purim Twibbon?” Great question. A twibbon is a design that is added to your Twitter avatar and your Facebook profile picture. We have designed three: a king’s crown, a queen’s crown, and a hamantaschen cookie. You can add any of them to your photos by clicking on the link and then on “support” under the image. If you add one of these twibbons to your Twitter avatar and tweet “Happy Purim” @Rabbi Baum by Tuesday, March 2, 2010, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win your choice of prizes (50 hamantaschen, 10 Passover haggadahs, or a Passover gift basket).
This year we are also launching our Purim Facebook gifts. Who wouldn’t want a free gift? Get yours and share it with others on Facebook.
Happy Purim!
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