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Purim Puppetry – Jews Created What Became Legitimate Theater

Purim Puppetry – Jews Created What Became Legitimate Theater

by Rabbi Barbara | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Jewish Holidays, Purim

In a New York Times article dated March 8, 2019, journalist Milan Schreuer reports on a Belgium Carnival Festival that exhibited nasty anti-semitic overtones. Schreuer notes that although everyone is fair game for satire, the organizers who created the Jewish parade...
Call it Gregger, Grogger or Grager – For Purim It’s a Must!

Call it Gregger, Grogger or Grager – For Purim It’s a Must!

by Rabbi Barbara | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog, Purim

The festival of Purim features the public reading of the ancient story that is found in the Megillat Esther or the Scroll of Esther. Located in the biblical collection called “Ketuvim,” or the Writings, the Megillat Esther is one of the five Megillat or scrolls found...

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