Purim

• Purim 2012 begins at sundown this Wednesday, March 7, and all I can say is thank you God! Of course that's a bit ironic because despite the fact that both this holiday and its story appear in the Hebrew Bible, God is never mentioned.
(Washington Post)
• Purim, the Jewish festival of topsy-turvy and spring fever, begins Wednesday evening (March 7).
(Huffington Post)
• Mira Sassons new watercolors bring fresh perspective to traditional text while helping raise funds for cancer care, research, and treatment. Apples iBooks Author for new iPadHD (iPad 3) looks amazing. New York, N.Y.
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• Sometimes known as "the Jewish Mardi Gras," Purim is a study in opposites, an inversion of appearances. It is about the unseen forces that shape our lives, the unexpected miracles, and the hope they engender.
(DAILY KOS)
• A new monthly early childhood Shabbat program, BARRels of Fun with Cantor Laurel Barr, will start at 6:30 p.m. March 9 with a Purim celebration at Congregation Kol Chadash, 6545 SOM Center Road in Solon.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• The Jewish holiday, Purim, is the longest celebrated and performed melodrama in history, dating back to about the 5th century B.C. The book in the Bible that tells the story is the Megillat Esther.
(Green Valley News and Sun)
• STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The JCC Purim carnival, with the theme I Got the Music, will be held on Sunday at the Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC in Sea View. Attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable kosher items for the JCC Food Pantry.
(Staten Island Advance)
• For the Hebrew School at Shaloh House Chabad of the South Area Purim, preparations have been in full swing for quite a while.
(Abington Mariner)
• Purim is a  joyous and fun holiday on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination. The story of Purim as told in the Biblical book of Esther.
(Examiner)
• Purim Pandemonium returns on Saturday, March 10, and the highly-anticipated festival is bigger and better than ever. Purim isnt just for kids, its for everyone, said Rabbi Joel Simonds, and this year were improving on last years huge success.
(Patch)