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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With Purim rapidly approaching, I’ve been thinking a lot about the tradition of Shalach Manot — gifts of the hands. First I was thinking I’d send one of my fabulous readers a shalach manot package. Then I thought about encouraging everyone to adopt a soldier and send a shalach manot to someone serving in the [...]
I’m kind of crushed. Every year I make homemade hammentashen for Purim, but I’m just too busy this year to do it. It’s actually become a tradition that my sister and I get together and make dozens of yummy poppy seed filled goodness. I guess I’ll have to make do with some store bought ones [...]
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