Purim

Carly (Ketzirah) on March 8th, 2009

Ahh….Purim.  Let’s invite the trickster in and see what havock s/he can wreak!   We think of Purim as the light-hearted, silly holiday, but the trickster sometimes has her own plans.  The month of Adar is the month associated with the Kesilah, the Fool, in the Kohenet model.  Generally, I think of the Kesilah as the [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on March 20th, 2008

It’s Purim, it’s Purim! Yay!!! Well, okay as of sundown it’s Purim — but why quibble? Nothing to do this Purim? There’s a bevy of ways to honor the queen. Here in DC you can get your groove on at Play Nightclub, where there is going to be a rock-star style Purim Party. And of [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on March 6th, 2007

I had a very quite Purim this year. In the past I’ve thrown a raucous Purimschpiel, so this was a little strange. I think I’ll throw the party again next year, I just felt kind of sad. My topsy-turvy Purim was to have a quite day instead of a big party where I read the [...]

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