Purim in Jerusalem this year was totally off the hook. Parties and events took place from Monday night to Sunday at First Station, Betzalel Academy on Mt. Scopus, Machaneh Yehudah, Safra Square...
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I’m Queen Esther. I took the place of Ahashverosh’s wife Vashti who apparently wasn’t obedient enough. King A-money had a competition to find a new wifey. All the finest...
Pope Gives Final Blessings for Purim
Vatican City, Feb 24 – Pope Benedict XVI (Yud, Vov) offered his last Angelus prayer as the leader of the Roman Catholic church on Purim, telling the approximately 200,000 of the faithful...
We Doin’ Purim: The Bubala Gang Do a Video Purim Spiel
I am (well at least I was) struggling to find the words to discuss this “Purim” video by our dear friends at Bubala Please. I mean there is a Haman, an Achashverosh (played by Jewlicious...
The Harlem Shake in Israel: IDF Armour Unit
Look. I grew up in the diaspora. The young Jews I was used to looked like doughy teenagers well into their 30’s. Now that I live in Jerusalem, I need to be reminded that those big tough guys...
The Harlem Shake in Israel: Ben Gurion University
Ben Gurion University was established in 1969 as the University of the Negev with the aim of promoting the development of the Negev desert that comprises more than 60% of Israel. The University was...
The Harlem Shake in Israel: Technion
The Technion, located in Haifa and founded in 1912 is Israel’s oldest University. Technion currently has 616 faculty of which 3 are Nobel Laureates. Recently, a bid by a consortium of Cornell...
Purimpalooza X: Disco Fever in LA
The original Purim party for Young Adults in Los Angeles! Let’s get down with our badselves this Purim and boogie to live 70s music. Dust off that polyester, platforms and Jewfros and head down...