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When Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Iran, he couldn't resist drawing a parallel to the #Purim story. We, in turn, couldn't resist imagining the holiday in Bibi terms. Enjoy! 
What are you drinking tonight for #Purim? How about this perfect cocktail named after our favorite heroine: "The Esther". 
Abigail Pogrebin gets you ready for the wackiest Jewish holiday of the year. Get ready to rock and roll with the Elvis Megillah! #Purim http://wonderingjew.forward.com/215766/preparing-to-fast-and-shpiel/ 
On #Purim, we celebrate how a plan to kill Jews ended up with the death of the perpetrator. So essentially, we're celebrating the beauty of irony. 
"A Festival of Slights" - Jon Stewart's take on Benjamin Netanyahu's speech. #Netanyahu may have accomplished his goals in Washington today. But his speech raised the stakes for Israel and America — and the results could be dangerous. 
Nutella has banned the use of certain words from its new campaign 'Say it With Nutella.' This would seem reasonable — if the so-called inappropriate words didn't include 'Jewish.' 
Instead of mustering arguments to counter #Netanyahu’s speech, the White House and the rest of the president’s cheering section are reverting to name-calling, Jonathan Tobin writes. 
Today is International #Agunah Day. But it's not enough to promote prenups, embarrass recalcitrant husbands or appoint better rabbis. Jewish marriage and divorce needs a total over-haul. 
#Purim is, hands down, the biggest party of the Jewish year. As Abigail Pogrebin prepares to celebrate, she reflects on the the sober fast that comes before the raucous revelry. 
Benjamin Netanyahu's case against an Iran deal revolves around 11 core arguments. And Lara Friedman's got a rebuttal for each and every one. When Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Game of Thrones in his speech to Congress, he should have known this was coming: Introducing the #NetanyahuSpeech in Westoros GIFs. 
As Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress nears, both Israel and the White House have sought to take the edge off their feud — starting with the prime minister's speech to AIPAC. from-cache
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