{"id":50930,"date":"2021-02-25T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/?p=50930"},"modified":"2021-02-25T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:51:59","slug":"the-whole-megilla-how-to-make-purim-meaningful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the-whole-megilla-how-to-make-purim-meaningful\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole Megilla: How To Make Purim Meaningful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A deeper look at the Megilla sheds light on how to connect with Purim in our times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-post-50930 wp-image-50291 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/journey.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1139624\">From The Torah Journey Podcast<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deeper look at the Megilla sheds light on how to connect with Purim in our times. 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