As Jewish holidays go, Purim is about as good as it gets: Dress up in costume, eat cookies, drink yourself into a state school-esque stupor. What’s not to love? But, lost within all the revelry and merry-making is the spirit of Purim – that ineffable je ne sais quoi that turns this debaucherous celebration into our debaucherous celebration.
Thank god for Jew On This‘ Aviva and Jon, who really get what Purim is all about. Here, let them show you with the premier of their latest minisode: What is Purim?
Haha! Silly Jew, Easter’s not for you.
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