Editing Halloween (section)

===Judaism===
{{Main|Jews and Halloween}}
According to [[Alfred J. Kolatch]] in the ''Second Jewish Book of Why'', in [[Judaism]], Halloween is not permitted by Jewish [[Halakha]] because it violates [[Leviticus 18]]:3, which forbids Jews from partaking in Gentile customs. Many Jews observe [[Yizkor]] communally four times a year, which is vaguely similar to the observance of [[Allhallowtide]] in Christianity, in the sense that prayers are said for both "martyrs and for one's own family".<ref>''The Jewish Life Cycle: rites of passage from biblical to modern times'' (Ivan G. Marcus), University of Washington Press, p. 232</ref> Nevertheless, many American Jews celebrate Halloween, disconnected from its Christian origins.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Halloween.html |title=Jews and Halloween |publisher=Jewishvirtuallibrary.org |access-date=5 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713045152/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Halloween.html |archive-date=13 July 2012 }}</ref> [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] [[Rabbi]] Jeffrey Goldwasser has said that "There is no religious reason why contemporary Jews should not celebrate Halloween" while [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Rabbi Michael Broyde has argued against Jews' observing the holiday.<ref>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/beyondthebimah/item/a_jewish_exploration_of_halloween_the_sermon A Jewish exploration of halloween] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031031232/http://www.jewishjournal.com/beyondthebimah/item/a_jewish_exploration_of_halloween_the_sermon |date=31 October 2016 }} The Jewish Journal</ref> [[Purim]] has sometimes been compared to Halloween, in part due to some observants wearing costumes, especially of Biblical figures described in the Purim narrative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pitofsky |first=Marina |date=15 March 2022 |title=What day is Purim? Here's what you need to know about the Jewish holiday |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/15/purim-dates-2022-heres-what-know-jewish-holiday/7041902001/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031044253/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/15/purim-dates-2022-heres-what-know-jewish-holiday/7041902001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>