Mar 13, 2014 ... As Orthodox Jews, I explained to her, we don't celebrate Halloween. ... “We have  a holiday in the spring called Purim where the kids dress up in ...
I know its origins aren't very "Jewish," but I'm worried that my kids will feel left ...  Let me tell you about a wonderful Jewish holiday: once a year, our children ...  Forget about Halloween and wait for Purim to turn the neighborhood upside  down! .... We don't have a solidly Jewish neighborhood here, even near the  synagogue.
In our version of the trick-or- treat, everyone wins. ... There was no spiritual or  religious component to my first Halloween; it could have happened any day of the  year. ... story with us as we party into the night and feast during the day that  follows. ... on the Upper West Side, “You don't have to go home, but you can't stay  here.
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people  from Haman, .... Esther does not reveal her origins and that she is Jewish. .... of  some of the additional material found in the Greek version (the Septuagint) in that  he ...
Mar 2, 2012 ... And she has explained to her daughters why some of their Jewish friends don't ...  But only on the surface are the holidays alike, Maroof said.
The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."