The Jerusalem Post - Purim Supplement

Purim
The holiday for revelry

This is the time to let down your hair! Even among religious Jews it is customary to dress up in costumes and to hide behind masks.

FEATURE STORY

How to Purim
By Robin Treistman
Read the Megilla, eat, drink, sing, drink, discuss or playact Purim story, drink, read Megilla again, drink, give money to the poor, drink, eat, drink, give Mishloach Manot, drink, eat, drink, sing, drink, sleep, wake up with Excedrin Headache #6.

PURIM RECIPES

High on Hamantaschen
By Faye Levy
Years ago I heard an anecdote about a little boy who ate over 20 poppy seed hamantaschen and got high.

Purim, the homebaked holiday
By Faye Levy
We all know that it takes time to bake your own cookies and cakes, and it's far easier to buy them. But remember - there is nothing like the taste of homebaked baked goods, and no commercial product will use the same quality ingredients that you do.

PURIM PICTURES

Jerusalem Post Internet Edition reporter Joshua Wander went to the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea She'arim to see how they are preparing to celebrate.
See pictures

TALK OF THE TOWN

Wander asked some of the young celebrants - "What does Purim mean to you?"

"Fun, games and lots of candy"
Esther, 5

"Dancing & singing and drinking"
Berel, 11

"A chance for the Jews to rule over their enemies"
Avraham, 20

"Dressing up and having a good time"
Malka, 18

"We celebrate the Jews' victory over the non Jews & the returning to God"
Moshe, 19

"Accepting the Torah anew and true repentance"
Tzvi, 23

"Eating, Drinking and having a good time"
Rivka, 8

"Drinking and smoking and doing all the things we aren't allowed the rest of the year"
Dovid, 9