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March 4, 2015

Where Do Purim Costumes Come From?

While feasting and intoxication on the holiday of Purim are discussed in the Talmud, costumes are not. Yet dressing up has been a standard practice for centuries. Shlomo Brody looks at its origins:

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March 4, 2015

  1. Netanyahu in Congress: A Devastating, Irrevocable Indictment

  2. The UN’s Stacked System for Investigating Israel

  3. On Making English a Jewish Language

  4. Is Support for Israel Declining among Younger Americans?

  5. Where Do Purim Costumes Come From?