PURIM 03/11/2009
 

Purim is a fun holiday commemorating the salvation of the jews from the wicked plot of Haman (boo) to kill the jews in the Persian empire, as found in the book of Esther.  It has become something like the American Halloween - where everyone dresses up, there are parades... and lots of drinking.  I am not one for the last part, but dressing up... SURE!!! I dressed up twice... once as a japanese tourist, complete with my camera - and another time as a cowboy.  I even tried to go to the parade in Holon... little did I know that, though a suburb of Tel Aviv, Holon takes over 1 1/2 hours to get to on the bus - especially during the parade... SO - I missed out... Oh well.  BUT - I got to see the relatives in the evening, and at night a bunch of friends went "BAWLING" (bowling).  AND I ate way too many Oznei-Haman (hamantashen in yiddish - haman's ears/hats in english) - YUM!!!!

 


Comments

Kay Drake

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:38:35

Dear David,
I think you should publish a photo of Monte Cohen wearing his hat with your hair hanging out!
Where are you going next?

 



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