![Persia, 369 BCE – 355 BCE](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Crown.jpg)
Persia, 369 BCE – 355 BCE
Miriam nervously stirred the pot of overcooked lentils, as she watched Shmuel putting on his finest silk robe. “Don’t you think there is something wrong with you going to a party...
Mar 5, 2009
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
![Tetzaveh: Obligation to Sleep on Purim](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Sleep.jpg)
Tetzaveh: Obligation to Sleep on Purim
One of the lesser-known duties of the Purim holiday is the obligation to sleep. This obligation is mentioned explicitly in the Rema: “A person should drink more than he his accustomed...
Mar 5, 2009
By Asher Meir
![Second Thoughts: From Badbad to Kushwait](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Shushan.jpg)
Second Thoughts: From Badbad to Kushwait
I dunno – I just don’t know. You’d think that after 2365 years the story would be over already. Finished, old hat, dead as a doornail and utterly boring. I mean,...
Mar 4, 2009
By Yaffa Ganz
![Zachor: Remember Not to Forget](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Winding-Road-e1440675138525.jpg)
Zachor: Remember Not to Forget
Blackberry or Treo or iPhone. I won’t pasken on this vexing contemporary shayla. Either way, it is the business of a multi-billion dollar enterprise, the memory industry. Capitalizing on human frailty,...
Mar 4, 2009
By Rabbi Asher Brander
![Cunning General, Hidden Empress](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Lemon-Poppy-Seed.jpg)
Cunning General, Hidden Empress
Purim, and disguise the limit! Tradition has us featuring costumes relating to the characters named in the Megillah (The, ummm… err… extensive and quite thorough… story of Purim) as hiding the...
Mar 3, 2009
By Brian Mailman
![A Traditional Purim Feast. Brought Up to Date.](https://www.ou.org/life/files/kreplach_1107-e1440673991661.jpg)
A Traditional Purim Feast. Brought Up to Date.
When Jayne Cohen and her sister returned home after their grandmother had passed away, they were determined to recreate the holiday dishes they had grown up on. But neither had ever...
Mar 3, 2009
By Judy Bart Kancigor
![Purim Party Kebabs](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Tuna-Kabobs.jpg)
Purim Party Kebabs
Purim Party Kabobs for 4 or 40: Walnut Crusted Tuna Kabobs with Onion and Pepper Rice Are you having a Purim Party or just looking for an easy weeknight dinner? These...
Mar 2, 2009
By Linda Gassenheimer
![Purim: Large Foods for Large Crowds](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Ojos-de-Haman.jpg)
Purim: Large Foods for Large Crowds
Hello, Have taken upon myself to make a Purim Seuda for 40 people BE”H. Never done that before. Any suggestions for a great seuda – things that taste great, look fantastic...
Mar 1, 2009
By Debby Segura
![This Purim, Flip Your Lid](https://www.ou.org/life/files/I-Love-Yarmulkes.jpg)
This Purim, Flip Your Lid
Purim this year is Tuesday, March 10 (or March 11 in Jerusalem). I have a great idea for your costume. It’s really easy, it’s very inexpensive, it takes under three seconds...
Feb 26, 2009
By Andrew J. Neff
![Purim: The Poppy Seed Connection](https://www.ou.org/life/files/Poppy.png)
Purim: The Poppy Seed Connection
During my years at elementary school at the Hebrew Academy of Washington, DC, I learned that the holiday of Purim commemorates the heroism of Esther, the Jewish wife of the king...
Feb 25, 2009
By Faye Levy
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