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Purim: From Exodus to Esther

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The 14th of Adar, Purim, is one of my favorite holidays. I love dressing in costumes, getting together with my community and partying with friends. Hopefully, we do this more than once a year!...
Chabad members in Kishinev, Moldova, prepare for Purim. Photo: Courtesy.

Chabad in Kishinev looks to provide Purim cheer for Ukrainian refugees

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The narrow alleyway leading to the Chabad House in Kishinev, Moldova, was blocked by a truck; the beautiful, 130-year-old synagogue is undergoing a comprehensive overhaul. Workers are pouring concrete. “We planned on only doing a...

PURIM: Only a Jew Know his History

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. The story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. It is also known as the Feast of Lots.

Verter fun der Vokh – Happy Purim!

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Purim nonsense rhyme: אַ גוטן פּו֜רים, אַ֜לע׳ך‮ <מלאך>‮! וווּ איך גיי פֿ‮אַל איך‮, די באָרד איז מי‮ר לאַנג,‮ דאָס ווײַב איז מיר‮ קראַנק‮, הײַנט איז פּו֜רים, מאָרגן‮ איז אויס‮ –‮ גיט מיר אַ פּע֜ני <‮גראָשן> און וואַרפֿט מיך‮ אַרויס‮!
Kids dressed up in costumes at their school ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim in Be'erotayim in southern Israel, Feb. 24, 2021. Photo by Chen Leopold/Flash90.

The secret life of Purim costumes

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It was precisely 10 years ago that Sharon Abeles snapped her first picture of a kid in his Purim costume. And she was hopelessly hooked. “I could feel I was catching him at a magical...
Handmade matzah comes out of the oven. Credit: Ariel Palmon via Wikimedia Commons.

Baking matzah in the Gulf

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The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC) announced Sunday that it will bring matzah-making to several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ahead of Passover, which begins on Friday, April 15. Additionally, the AGJC, the umbrella...
Marrakesh, Morocco. Credit: Pixabay.

Bask in the glow of a Moroccan Purim

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Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Adar (this year starting on March 16), commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to kill the region’s...
“Haman begging Esther for Mercy,” Purim story, oil on panel, circa 1618, by Pieter Lastman. Credit: National Museum in Warsaw via Wilkimedia Commons.

Beyond the hamantash: Traditional Purim dishes tell the story of Diaspora life

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Megillat Esther, or the Scroll of Esther, read on the upcoming holiday of Purim, describes the Jewish people’s escape from annihilation in Persia in the fifth century BCE. But really, it’s a quintessential story...

Warning! Theft Hazard!

Tonight we will turn on the 6th Hanukkah candle. A blurred and underestimated holiday we must rediscover and whose values ​​we must protect. The highly valued coexistence of the Jewish community in the United States and...
The National Menorah lighting in Washington, D.C. in 2017. Source: Screenshot.

In wake of anti-Semitic incidents, Hanukkah menorah-lightings evoke Jewish pride

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The North MoPac Expressway runs up Austin’s west side, a busy, eight-lane artery that speaks to the city’s expanding suburbs and the extravagant consumption of space that is uniquely Texan. It’s not a place...