To counter this criminality and immorality, the spiritual work that Jews attempt on Purim is a reestablishment of the boundaries between good and evil. We seek to drown out the name of Haman (the ...
There is a second form of sacred survival: to survive as a nation. And that too takes precedence over everything.
PITTSFIELD — Long before Star Trek conventions and Mardi Gras parades, there was Purim. Purim is the Jewish holiday where the whole Megillah is read and with a fair modicum of silliness and chaos.