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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Purim Synagogue Spectacle
It’s always amusing to think what people who are unfamiliar with the Jewish festival of Purim would make of the reading of the Megillah ceremony in Synagogues on the night and day of Purim. Purim is a minor holiday celebrating … Continue reading
And Charvona should be remembered for the good
There is a famous children’s Purim song in Israel based on a prayer recited after the reading of the Megillah on both the night and day of Purim. The prayer is called “Shoshanat Yaakov”- “The Rose of Jacob,” and is … Continue reading
Purim Customs from Around the World
Purim is a minor Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of the Hebrew month of Adar. The name Purim means “lots” and is in memory of the lots that were drawn by the enemy of the Jewish people, Haman, … Continue reading