What Every Gentile And Secular Jew Needs To Know About Purim – The Lid

On Wednesday evening, March 16, Jews worldwide will begin to celebrate the holiday of Purim. It commemorates a victory of the Jews over an evil man named Haman who wanted to wipe them out. Purim is a different kind of holiday for many reasons. The biggest difference is that Purim is a holiday for political junkies…it’s full of political intrigue and people representing themselves as something they’re not— just like politics.