Dear Chutzpanium,

Purim is a sort of Halloween for Jews, celebrating their survival at the first attempted genocide of the Jews. During their exile in Persia, Haman, a servant to the king of Persia, convinced the king to kill all of the Jews. The king had married a Jewish woman named Esther, and she and a Jew called Mordecai (maybe her cousin or previous husband) convinced the king to intercede eventually. There was a fight and the Jews won, killing all of the anti-semites that presented themselves.

Nowadays, this event is celebrated sort of like Halloween, where people dress up and party. In fact, it is a mitzvah, or one of the extra commandments for Jews, to get ultra drunk on this day, so much so that they cannot recognize the difference to between "Cursed be Haman" and "Blessed be Mordecai". People generally wear costumes and drink until they are, as said in Yiddish, Shikkur. This holiday is called Purim, and is my favourite Jewish holiday. Here are some videos:

Here is a really drunk guy falling over on Rotschilds.

Here was a really cool exposition of Matkot, a sort of beach tennis popular in Israel. It's across the street on Rotschilds in Tel Aviv.

Here are some old folks singing songs and drinking to celebrate the holiday.


Here are some Hare Krishnas, singing and dancing on Shabbat.

Well, I hope you all have enjoyed! Send me your stories and videos-- the comment section is open!
Sauce