Game of Chance https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/03/game-of-chance/

March 11, 2014 | Binyamin Kagedan
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An ancient game of dice—complete with idol worship—may be the source of the mysterious “Pur” lottery in the holiday of Purim. 

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