1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Susan Grossmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/sgrossmanThe Power of Purim - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6HE2D50LBh"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/03/power-of-purim.html">The Power of Purim</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/03/power-of-purim.html/embed#?secret=6HE2D50LBh" width="600" height="338" title="“The Power of Purim” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="6HE2D50LBh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Purim is visceral. We yell, stamp our feet and wave noisemakers like crazy to drown out the name of the villain, Haman, who sought to kill every Jewish man, woman and child. If only it were that easy to make the real bad guys, the Osama bin Laden’s of the world, disappear. There is something…