Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Art of the Purim Shpiel

If you are not Jewish then you probably have no idea that the 14th day of the month of Adar II on the Hebrew calendar is coming up (that is, tomorrow, March 20th), which means it’s almost time to celebrate Purim. At sundown the Jewish people celebrate their deliverance from Haman’s plot to wipe out all Jews in ancient Persia, as recorded in the Book of Esther. The celebration is accordingly joyous.

“Shpiel” is a Yiddish word meaning “game”, “play” or “skit”. [READ MORE HERE]

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