Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Each spring, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, which commemorates the victory of the Jews over their archenemy, Haman. The two heroes of the story are Mordechai and Esther who turn the tables on those who wanted to physically exterminate the Jewish people. The book that recounts this narrative is the Megilla, part of the Biblical canon, which strangely does not mention the name of God. The salvation comes from above, but God is hidden, behind the scenes as it were. Since God is hidden, the custom has developed of wearing masks at the festive meal that takes place on the afternoon of the holiday.