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Purim story: No Yeshiva Deferments
Jewish Journal
March 19, 2014
The funhouse sideshow of Charedi life in Israel and in the New York area bursts forth every Purim, as the ultra-Orthodox transform themselves into fez-wearing Turks, medieval noblemen and so on.
A vegetarian buffet to celebrate Queen Esther [RECIPES]
Judy Zeidler
February 13, 2013
What makes Purim so special? Maybe it’s the heroic story of Queen Esther. Whatever you decide, it is still one of the happiest of all Jewish holidays. Filled with accounts of bravery, it tells the story of Queen Esther and how she helped defeat the wicked minister Haman in ancient Persia.
Esther Re-enactment Takes Whole Megilla in O.C.
Journal Staff
September 5, 2002
Incense burned, rose petals fluttered, Persian entrees simmered and Persian slippers were sewn. That was the scene at University Synagogue as congregants re-enacted Queen Esther\’s wedding during this year\’s Purim celebration. The event was the trademark approach of director Heidi Jo Kahn, whose approach to religious school teaching is a blur of sensory stimulation.
\”I know everyone learns in a different w
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