A Push to Curb Drug Abuse Among Orthodox Youths
By Naomi Schaefer Riley
Posted: Saturday, April 2, 2005

Last weekend, many Jews celebrated Purim, which commemorates their salvation from the hands of a wicked king's minister, Haman, in ancient Persia, by getting drunk. In fact, it is considered a mitzvah to drink immoderately on the holiday, one of the happiest in the Jewish calendar. So why was the Orthodox Union, the umbrella group for Orthodox synagogues in North America, sponsoring advertisements in Jewish publications that said, "Friends don't let friends drink irresponsibly on Purim"?
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