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Shalom friends,
In a few days we are going to celebrate Purim together. First, we have to dress-up, because in Purim we are entitled to be happy. It is difficult to recognize Mr. Cohen who became a clown, Ms. Levi who is dressed like Queen Ester, and the kids that are dressed up like superheroes, fairies, TV figures etc.
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Who is Haman? - He is the "bad guy" of the Purim story. He advised King Ahasuerus
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, the king of the Persian Empire, to kill all the Jews in his 120-state-kingdom. |
The date of extermination was set to the 13th of the Hebrew month Adar. Now, the plan to rescue the Jews was left to Queen Ester and her cousin Mordechai. Ester was the Queen that Ahasuerus chose for himself who concealed her Jewish identity. She invited the King and his wicked advisor, Haman, to join her at a banquet. After they ate and drank, Ester revealed her Jewish identity and told the King that she and all her people were about to be murdered according to Haman’s order. The King hung Haman and named Mordechai as his prime minister instead of Haman, and the Jews of the empire were saved.
The 14th and 15th of Adar had turned from an expected disaster to a joyful celebration for all the Jews in the world. Let us celebrate together with costumes, noisemakers, and the traditional food called Hammantashen (special filled cookies that resemble Haman's hat or ears).
Xag Same'ax (Happy Holiday)
The Hebrew Online Team.
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| Transcription: Leytsan. |
| Part of speech: Noun, Masculine. |
| Literal Meaning: Clown. |
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| Transcription: Ra'ashan. |
| Part of speech: Noun, Masculine. |
| Literal Meaning: Noise maker, gragger. |
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| Transcription: Ozney haman. |
| Part of speech: Noun, Masculine, Plural. |
Literal Meaning: Hammantashen
(litereally – Haman ears).
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Transcription:
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"Mishenixnas adar marbin besimxa"
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Translation:
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When Adar arrives, we increase our joy.
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Words and melody by Sarah Levi-Tanay
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The Song
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Nice little clown
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Leytsan katan nexmad
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Dance with everyone.
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Roked im kol exad.
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My little clown
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Leytsan katan sheli
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May you dance with me?
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Ulay tirkod iti?
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You may listen to this song among other Purim children songs performed by Chani Nachmias and the late Uzi Chitman on the following link:Purim Songs
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Esther (Ester)
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Female
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Time of Appearance:
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The Biblical Era
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History:
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Queen Esther was King Ahasuerus's wife.
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"And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful, whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter."
Esther 2, 7.
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Mordecai (Mordechai, Mordexay)
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Male
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The Biblical Era.
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Mordecai the Jew was Queen Esther's uncle. Together they saved the Jews from Haman's evil plot.
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"Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite."
Esther 2, 5.
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