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Topic: Purim

April 30, 2013
6:10 pm

A new generation of Igbos is being raised with Judaism. (photo credit: Shai Afsai/Times of Israel)

Hanging Haman with the Igbo Jews of Abuja

Why are members of Nigeria’s third-largest ethnic group, numbering 35 million, turning to Judaism?

By Shai Afsai

March 25, 2013
7:04 pm

Wine's ubiquity at Jewish celebrations can pose a problem for recovering alcoholics, particularly during Passover. (Photo credit: CC BY/Uncalno via Flickr.com)

‘Sober seders’ celebrate freedom from Egypt, alcohol

Rabbis welcome recovering addicts who abstain from drinking during the traditionally wine-soaked holiday meal

By Gil Shefler

March 10, 2013
1:55 pm

Green guys, dressed up for a late Purim at Ben-Gurion University (Courtesy BGU)

BGU celebrates late Purim

Spring semester was delayed due to November’s rocket barrage, so the Negev university marks holiday two weeks late

By Jessica Steinberg

March 4, 2013
12:10 pm

Injured Tel Aviv municipal worker Hassan Ausruf (photo credit: screenshot Channel 2)

Police arrest suspects in beatings of Arabs

Four youths detained for assaulting man in Tel Aviv; in Jerusalem, two girls picked up in connection with light rail assault

By Gabe Fisher

March 3, 2013
6:50 am

United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City during the September 11 attacks (photo credit: TheMachineStops/Flickr)

Israeli ’9/11 costume’ inspires conspiracy theory in Iran

From the Web Seven-year-old twins don Purim getup depicting 2011 terror attack, sparking ruminations on a ‘Zionist scheme,’ Ynet reports

March 2, 2013
1:45 am

The Rolling Stones, not in Israel (photo credit: CC-BY-SH Mario Escherle/Wikipedia)

Fools will cry over Stones ‘Israel tour’

Folks, you can’t always get what you want

By Times of Israel staff

February 27, 2013
2:17 pm

Jon Stewart's first directing project will be about a journalist interrogated over his appearance on "The Daily Show." (Comedy Central screenshot)

‘Daily Show’ mocks Purim controversy

Comedy Central takes on outrage over Jewish lawmaker’s Purim blackface costume

By Times of Israel staff

February 25, 2013
8:21 pm

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says he "can't imagine" why anyone might object to his use of blackface for his Purim costume. (Facebook)

Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was ‘a lot of fun’ dressing up as an African-American basketball player

By Renee Ghert-Zand

February 25, 2013
4:49 pm

Members of the activist group Women of the Wall celebrate the holiday of Purim with a reading of the Scroll of Esther at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem on February 23, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Women of the Wall read Megillah undisturbed by police

80 participants take part in holiday celebration at the Western Wall, dressed up as cops, ultra-Orthodox men and a prisoner

By Asher Zeiger

February 25, 2013
11:53 am

Where are Israel’s intrepid defenders?

AIPAC and other advocacy groups must battle – not appease – those working to delegitimize the Jewish state

By Shmuley Boteach

February 24, 2013
11:12 pm

Police investigating Tel Aviv ‘lynch’

Israeli-Arab municipal sanitation worker beaten by 15 drunken youths

By Times of Israel staff

February 24, 2013
12:55 pm

Undershirts and boxers; it all works on Purim (Flash90)

Turn it topsy turvy for a quick Purim makeover

A costume designer and makeup mistress offer quick tips for putting together a last-minute Purim outfit

By Jessica Steinberg

February 24, 2013
5:25 am

Israelis wearing costumes pose for a picture during a Purim street party in Tel Aviv on Friday, Feb. 22 (photo credit: Tsafrir Aboav/Flash90)

Police beef up presence at Purim celebrations

Amid festivities, holiday sees first casualties — 15-year-old sent to operating room after firecracker explosion injures his eye

By Ron Friedman

February 24, 2013
1:49 am

Healing the megilla

Can the Jewish people write a more hopeful ending to the Purim tale’s narrative of a bloody triumph over genocide?

By Micha Odenheimer

February 23, 2013
2:59 am

Purim offers some serious reasons for laughter. (Yoel Ben-Avraham/Creative Commons via JTA)

A close call with genocide? That’s hilarious!

With elements of dark humor and screwball comedy, the Purim story is also a bit of a joke

By Dasee Berkowitz

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Purim

Hanging Haman with the Igbo Jews of Abuja

Why are members of Nigeria’s third-largest ethnic group, numbering 35 million, turning to Judaism?

‘Sober seders’ celebrate freedom from Egypt, alcohol

Rabbis welcome recovering addicts who abstain from drinking during the traditionally wine-soaked holiday meal

BGU celebrates late Purim

Spring semester was delayed due to November’s rocket barrage, so the Negev university marks holiday two weeks late

Police arrest suspects in beatings of Arabs

Four youths detained for assaulting man in Tel Aviv; in Jerusalem, two girls picked up in connection with light rail assault

Israeli ’9/11 costume’ inspires conspiracy theory in Iran

From the Web Seven-year-old twins don Purim getup depicting 2011 terror attack, sparking ruminations on a ‘Zionist scheme,’ Ynet reports

Fools will cry over Stones ‘Israel tour’

Folks, you can’t always get what you want

‘Daily Show’ mocks Purim controversy

Comedy Central takes on outrage over Jewish lawmaker’s Purim blackface costume

Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface

Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was ‘a lot of fun’ dressing up as an African-American basketball player

Women of the Wall read Megillah undisturbed by police

80 participants take part in holiday celebration at the Western Wall, dressed up as cops, ultra-Orthodox men and a prisoner

Where are Israel’s intrepid defenders?

AIPAC and other advocacy groups must battle – not appease – those working to delegitimize the Jewish state

Police investigating Tel Aviv ‘lynch’

Israeli-Arab municipal sanitation worker beaten by 15 drunken youths

Turn it topsy turvy for a quick Purim makeover

A costume designer and makeup mistress offer quick tips for putting together a last-minute Purim outfit

Police beef up presence at Purim celebrations

Amid festivities, holiday sees first casualties — 15-year-old sent to operating room after firecracker explosion injures his eye

Healing the megilla

Can the Jewish people write a more hopeful ending to the Purim tale’s narrative of a bloody triumph over genocide?

A close call with genocide? That’s hilarious!

With elements of dark humor and screwball comedy, the Purim story is also a bit of a joke

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