The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt, in what is now Iran, history repeats itself. The Jews had been living in Israel continually, since they first entered with Joshua.

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The clouds of confusion will clear, sanity will replace lunacy. The hypnotic spell of postmodern confusion will be broken.

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.