Tag: Purim
For first time in five years, IDF will not seal off West Bank during...
Israel will not place a closure around the borders of the West Bank during Purim for the first time in five years, Walla reported on Wednesday. The move had been customary to prevent terror attacks in...
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!
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!
The secret life of Purim costumes
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...
Bask in the glow of a Moroccan Purim
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...
Aish HaTorah livestreams Megillah reading to US troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar
Through a request from U.S. Army Chaplain Rabbi David Becker, Aish Global livestreamed Megillah readings via Zoom to U.S. military troops stationed in Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq on both Purim evening and Purim day.
Rabbi...
“Hava Tequila Cabaret” A fun-filled event featuring a cast of young and rising talent
A fun-filled event featuring a cast of young and rising talent. Hosted by Adam B. Shapiro Dani Apple, Stephanie Lynne Mason, Daniella Rabbani, Lauren Jeanne Thomas, Bobby Underwood, and Mikhl Yashinsky & Michael Winograd.
Please...
We recognize Haman. But where are Mordechai and Esther?
This week’s festival of Purim provided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an irresistible analogy.
Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia by Mordechai and Esther—two Jews who thwarted the genocidal intentions of...
Listen and enjoy to “Di Megile” with the Bursteyn family in Itzik Manger’s unique...
Programs on Yiddish literature and culture recorded at Montreal's Jewish Public Library, 1953-2005.
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Mit: איציק מאַנגער | דב זלצר | שמואל בונים
The Megile of Itzik Manger
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Cabinet approves Purim curfew to head off COVID-19 outbreak
Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a nighttime curfew for the Purim holiday weekend in an attempt to forestall a spike in COVID-19 infections due to parties and gatherings. Starting Thursday night, the eve of...