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Purim prep gone wild (and how to save it) MIRIAM GOLD
In Jerusalem
|February 27, 2026
It's that magical time of year again... when your home transforms into a cross between a costume warehouse, a candy distribution center, and a storage corner for some random Passover supplies you couldn't stop yourself from buying at Osher Ad.
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Basically, a balagan ("disorganized situation") with snacks. Yes, Purim is coming.
This means: Someone can't find the matching crown to her Queen Esther costume.
Someone else ate half the candy meant for mishloach manot (Purim gift basket).
There are at least three hats, a sword, and a few random wigs floating around.
The new costume that arrived neatly packaged no longer has all the matching accessories. You're looking for ribbons, glue sticks, groggers, scissors, and wondering where those items might have disappeared to.
But fear not. Because just like the Purim story has a heroine, your home-organizing story has one, too.
This story is from the February 27, 2026 edition of In Jerusalem.
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