Purim

Yes, it was from the Catholic online publication dotCommonweal that we learned sundown today is the dawn of the Jewish festival of Purim (it runs until nightfall, March 10).

There is associated merrymaking, which includes a satiric Purim edition of the Jewish weekly, The Forward. It includes:

• Sadat & Begin Double Up: Second consecutive triumph for afterlife tennis partners.
• Elders of Zion to Retire
• ADL Bestows Honor on Madoff

Well worth a rollicking visit, whatever your religious inclinations.