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Purim

For generations Jewish children have sung a classic ditty for the holiday of Purim called “Once There was a Wicked, Wicked Man and Haman Was His Name-o.” The chorus, as you may know from your own Purim festivities, goes “For today we’ll merry, merry be (x3) and nosh some hamantaschen.” Some research reveals that this classic Purim jingle full of odd turns of phrase […]

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    Why can’t the world just let the Jews have their fun? It’s Purim, it’s the fifth century, and all the Jews want to do is burn effigies of Haman in celebration of Purim. What’s the big deal? The big deal, according to early Christians, is that burning an effigy of Haman looked a […]

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