Jewish Telegraphic Agency5 年
Purim is the queerist holiday. Why haven’t we internalized its lessons?
At its core, Purim is a coming-out story, and it’s time we embrace Esther’s tradition of owning who you are, says a prominent writer and filmmaker. LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Queen Esther had a ...
来自MSN9 个月
Why Do Jews Dress Up for the Purim Holiday?
Why Do Jews Dress Up for the Purim Holiday? Something borrowed, something Lent? The custom seems to have arisen in 13th century Italy, as festivities and masquerading escalated towards Shrove ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency10 个月
Purim features a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times.
The Jewish calendar offers one answer. Thursday is Ta’anit Esther, a sunrise-to-sunset fast day that takes place every year before the Purim holiday. The fast commemorates Queen Esther’s fas ...