‘Is it permissible to go to work on Purim? The Megilah describes the holiday of Purim as an occasion of "Mishte Ve’simcha" – "feasting and rejoicing.” No mention is made of a "Yom Tov," a day on which work is forbidden. Strictly speaking, then, there is no prohibition against working on Purim
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