LONG READS Issue 651 · March 8, 2017

Unwrapping Purim

It can be easy to forget Purim’s a day of tefillah, simchah, and gratitude to Hashem. Seven women share how they tapped into Purim’s power,

Unwrapping    Purim

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 As told to C.B. Lieber

TAKE TWO Everyone knows men don’t drink during shanah rishonah right? But what happens when you’re in shanah rishonah for the second time around and your straightlaced husband who makes Kiddush on grape juice and never touches alcohol wants to invite over his entire shiur?

T he details of Purim — long list of mishloach manos to send costumes that are unraveling kids on a sugar high and men in their state of once-a-year revelry — can be so consuming that it’s easy to forget the unique opportunities of the Yom Tov: a day of tefillah simchah and gratitude to the One Above for all the miracles He does for us.

Seven women share how they tapped into the power of Purim…

Doors Closed Doors Opened

So much to do. So much to do. The words were a steady tattoo beating through my head. Not enough time. So much to do.

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