2K views · 388 reactions | Drinking on Purim: a look at the Jewish tradition to drink so much on Purim that you won’t be able to tell the difference between Mordecai and Haman (Megillah 7b). The chilling tale that follows tempers the tradition of complete intoxication and drunkenness. #purim #haman #chagsameach #purimsameach #rabbijosh | Joshua Franklin | Facebook

18K views · 61 reactions | Ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in costumes celebrate #Purim in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The Purim holiday is celebrated with costumes, parades, festive meals and parties. The holiday commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in ancient Persia from a plot to exterminate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. | NoComment | Facebook