{"id":883,"date":"2016-03-20T20:56:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T02:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.draherin.com\/?p=883"},"modified":"2016-03-20T20:58:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T02:58:31","slug":"what-to-expect-at-a-purim-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draherin.com\/2016\/03\/20\/what-to-expect-at-a-purim-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect at a Purim Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draherin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_3307-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draherin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_3307-1.jpg?w=1140\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf you want to know what to expect at a Purim celebration, expect the unexpected. Of all Jewish holidays, this is the one when people let loose, dress up in silly costumes, have a bit (or more than a bit) to drink, and otherwise act in ways you\u2019d never see them act during the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/m.chabad.org\/holidays\/purim\/article_cdo\/aid\/3261659\/sc\/fb\/jewish\/What-to-Expect-at-a-Purim-Celebration.htm\">Click here to read the full article at Chabad.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to know what to expect at a Purim celebration, expect the unexpected. Of all Jewish holidays, this is the one when people let loose, dress up in silly costumes, have a bit (or more than a bit) to drink, and otherwise act in ways you\u2019d never see them act during the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.draherin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/img_3307-2.jpg?fit=500%2C332&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5MjSO-ef","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":930,"url":"https:\/\/www.draherin.com\/2016\/03\/29\/the-history-and-meaning-of-hamantaschen-peeling-back-the-layers-of-the-purim-treats-also-called-oznei-haman\/","url_meta":{"origin":883,"position":0},"title":"\u05d0\u05d5\u05d6\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5  \u2014  The History and Meaning of Hamantaschen","date":"2016-03-29","format":false,"excerpt":"By Rabbi Yehudi Shurpin, Chabad.org What comes to mind when you think of\u00a0Purim? 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