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Jerusalem Post/Opinion

Purim celebrations: Deliverance, customs, and controversies - opinion

In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels to charity, Purim is a time of carnivals and masquerades.

 The reading of the ‘Megillah.’
The reading of the ‘Megillah.’
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByRONALD EISENBERG
MARCH 22, 2025 11:12
Updated: MARCH 22, 2025 11:14
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