The orthodox Jewish community in Borough Park Brooklyn celebrates the festive holiday of Purim by wearing costumes, donating to the poor, eating tasty foods and generally having a good time. (Association of young orthodox students raise money on the street for various causes.) People on 13th Avenue. Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar . It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah
The orthodox Jewish community in Borough Park Brooklyn celebrates the festive holiday of Purim by wearing costumes, donating to the poor, eating tasty foods and generally having a good time. (Association of young orthodox students raise money on the street for various causes.) People on 13th Avenue. Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar . It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther).
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Location: Brooklyn, New York City, USA
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