[Avodah] Purim roundup

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://tinyurl.com/4bgrcmg

<http://seforim.blogspot.com/2006/03/purim-mixed-dancing-and-kill-joys.html>Purim, 
Mixed Dancing and Kill Joys (3.06.2006); Mahar"i Mintz permitted 
cross dressing and mixed dancing on Purim. Also discussed are other 
rabbinic reactions to Purim merrymaking.

Also, here are a few Purim posts from fellow-traveller On the Main Line:

<http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/2011/03/duel-fought-with-swords-on-purim-1891.html>A 
duel fought with swords on Purim, 1891 a duel fought with swords on 
Purim, between a Jew and a modern-day Haman.

<http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-moses-montefiore-spent-his-time-on.html>How 
Moses Montefiore spent his time on Purim - giving matanot la-evyonim.

<http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/2012/03/1841-purim-in-new-york.html>1841 
Purim in New York, to bang at Haman's name or not to bang?

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