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Growing up in the Detroit suburbs, I had never associated Purim with drinking.
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"I just have to reiterate, it was Purim, " Mr. Hikind said on Monday.
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But in Israel, all these years later, Purim was all around me.
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"I am intrigued that anyone who understands Purim or for that matter understands me would have a problem with this, " he wrote.
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But Purim is one of the few exceptions, when rivers of booze seem to gush through the Land of Milk and Honey.
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Friday morning, after the debauchery of last year's Purim died down, I also got to see the family-oriented side of the holiday.
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Mordechai is the hero of the Purim story, and Haman, the villain.
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Abraham called the couple's death "a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim" as they were getting ready to welcome their first child.
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As Yehezkeli reported, last week Gabbai traveled to Iran and visited the graves of Purim heroes Queen Esther and Mordechai the Jew, and the prophets Daniel and Habbakuk.
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And on Purim, Israelis drink a lot of it.
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Read last week's Kitchen Window: Purim cookies and candies.
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New York (CNN) -- A New York state lawmaker said Monday he's sorry if he offended anyone by dressing in blackface for a Purim party, but a colleague says his apology doesn't go far enough.
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Purim is when people get dressed up.
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