By: Mato Wexler Purim is perhaps the most joyful holiday in the Jewish calendar, in Israel and in the world, Jews dress up in costumes, fill cities, communities and kenim with colors. These are days of celebration and above all joy. In Israel people go dressed up to their workplace, there are parades in the […]
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By: Ariela Shanider Ackerman, Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni B’Peru Purim is the chag of joy, in which we remember an interesting chapter in the history of the Jewish people and the incredible act of heroism of Esther and Mordechai who saved the Jews from Haman’s plans. This holiday has many traditions and customs, from the
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March 1948 Friends of the Tnua: This is what I wanted to write to you: that I am currently living all those words that I once sang in the Tnua and could not understand. Today, these words became flesh and bones; now I understand their true meaning. Every song, every hymn, has within it so
By: Yarin Chacham, Rosh Chinuch Hanoar Hatzioni Antwerp How do we celebrate Purim? We celebrate Purim in our two Kenim (Brussels and Antwerp) with activities about the stories of the Chag (Megilat Esther, Masks, the Persian Empire, the lot…) and finish our day with our traditional disguise contest. In Hanoar Hatzioni Belgium we see Purim
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By: Diego (Charno) Charnovich. These days we celebrate one of the happiest chagim of our calendar: PURIM. This unique festivity became a real carnival in Israel, both for the more religious sectors as well as for the secular ones. Unlike other chagim in Israel, where in-home large family feasts are common, Purim takes the streets