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Friday, March 02, 2007

L'Chaim!

Bruce Tomaso over at the Dallas Morning News has our story out of Jerusalem about Orthodox Jews confronting the problem of alcohol abuse surrounding Purim. One American teenager in rehab in Jerusalem put it this way:

“I realize now that Purim is a holy day, and while it’s OK for a person to drink to be happy, everything needs to be done in moderation.”

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