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...properly commemorate Purim, a day-long celebration of the Jews’ escape from destruction by the hands of a wicked vizier in ancient Persia, the Talmud decrees that one must so wasted that “he cannot distinguish between ‘cursed is Haman [the villain]’ and ‘blessed is Mordechai [the hero].’” Because a literal reading of this passage would essentially mean that Jews must put themselves in danger in order to commemorate escaping from danger, alternative readings abound as to how much alcohol...
...known as ignudi. Michelangelo studied the anatomy of the male torso intensively. It's no secret that he was attracted to men, but he also used rippling muscles and contorted postures to express emotion, drama, suffering and even deep religious feeling. In the red chalk studies for Bible villain Haman, for example, the figure is seen side-on, his body twisted toward us, his crucified arms in extreme perspective. His despairing figure is reduced to fragments: the first drawing concentrates on his torso and legs and his strained posture. On the next sheet are his arms and upper torso...
Mentioning the name of Haman elicits boos and rowdy noise-making during the Jewish holiday of Purim. But the festival, celebrated this year on March 17, prompts raves, as well, mostly for the food and the excuse to make merry. The wicked and corrupt advisor to Persia’s King Ahasuerus, as told in Jewish scriptures, Haman failed in his plan to eradicate the Jews. But everybody wins with Haman’s namesake, the hamantaschen, a delectable triangular-shaped cookie filled with fruit jam (usually prune) or poppy seed. The Yiddish name means the pocket of Haman...
...Jewish scriptures mention that one must drink on Purim until he can no longer tell the difference between the evil Haman and the blessed Mordechai. Devouring Haman’s ears, in all shapes and sizes, and stuffing our mouths with borekas and babka is only the beginning of the ensuing feast...
...departing from the traditional outcome of the trial, death by hanging, Haman was sentenced to joining the development staff of Hillel...