While there are many people and organizations that issue pre-Purim warnings about excessive alcohol consumption, the sad reality is that drinking is a concern in our community 52 weeks out of the year ...

When Purim is on a Friday, all the halakhot of the holiday are to be kept as usual. (The laws for those living in walled cities from the time of Joshua, such as Jerusalem, are at the end of this ...

(JTA) — When Jerry was 21, he was invited to a “white kiddush,” a twist on the Shabbat eve service that substitutes vodka for the traditional wine or grape juice. It took place during Purim, the ...

Most Jews celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar, the day the Jews were miraculously saved from Haman's genocidal plans. Jews in cities which had walls during the time of Joshua, however, such as ...

JTA — When Jerry was 21, he was invited to a “white kiddush,” a twist on the Shabbat service that substitutes vodka for the traditional wine or grape juice. It took place during Purim, the Jewish ...

Purim is the Jewish holiday on which we are commanded to drink. And I’m not just talking about a Kiddush cup full of Manischewitz. No, on Purim we are supposed to get shickered, that it is to say, ...

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I grew up seeing wine as a symbol of joy, holiness and a tool for elevating the mundane. From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on Shabbat to holidays like Purim, Passover and ...

Members of the Central Massachusetts Jewish community are preparing to observe the annual Purim festival, a time of costumes and partying. The festival begins at sundown tonight and continues tomorrow ...

Many Christians celebrating Easter and Jews celebrating Purim both practice the tradition of sending gifts in baskets to friends and family to mark the holidays. Purim, which commemorates the story in ...

Biblical ethnobotanist Jon Greenberg (above) says that beer and wine both have a very significant background in Jewish tradition. It may not have quite the same drama as the crisis Queen Esther faced ...

Most Jews consider Purim, which begins this year on Wednesday evening, to be a time of drinking — and some believe heavy drinking. This can be a nightmare for recovering alcoholics. When Jerry was 21, ...