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Purim and Presidents Day
Friday, February 22, 2013 by Aaron Zelinsky | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Purim and Presidents Day rarely fall in the same week.  They do this year, and the coincidence is appropriate—since the early presidents were fans of the Purim story.
How Drunk Should You Be?
Friday, February 22, 2013 by Ari Enkin | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"One who suspects that his drunkenness could lead to murder or other unacceptable conduct should not drink, though all others are indeed required to intoxicate themselves on Purim."
Costume Customs
Friday, February 22, 2013 by Akiva Males | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

For Purim, Renaissance halakhist Moshe Isserles justified a custom breaching the prohibition on wearing clothes combining wool and linen.  Where did this custom come from?  That's what Mordecai wore.
What Makes Purim Tzedakah Different?
Friday, February 22, 2013 by Yossi Prager | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

"All year long we seek to be instrumental in our giving of tzedakah. On Purim, however, we give because we feel the emotional need to do so." 
The Covenantal Thought of David Hartman The Covenantal Thought of David Hartman
Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Ari Ackerman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

By treating the covenant between God and the Jewish people as a partnership, David Hartman found room for autonomy alongside halakhic observance.
Why Are We Fasting?
Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Chaim Lindenblatt | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Megillat Ta'anit, the Scroll of Fasting, prohibits fasting the day before Purim.  So, why do we observe the Fast of Esther?
Why Are We Still Fasting?
Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Daniel Pinner | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks

Both Purim and Pesach celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people.  But the fast preceding each festival reminds us that "to achieve redemption, we first have to go through a measure of suffering."
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