I have been really busy and extremely exhausted, but I promise to update with fantastic news soon. Until then, I had wanted to go to Israel over Spring Break. I thought I might take an additional week off of school to make it more worth the expense. But, then I stopped working 2 jobs and budgeted this semester, which caused me to realize that in order to go to Israel, I'd have to pay for the entire thing on a credit card (a bad idea). Then, today I saw this:
Wow! I have friends in Israel, but I only ever see pictures of them in different places, but never did I actually see the land. Talk about an ardent longing! I can feel it in my gut. I looked up tickets, and I can fly for under $1,000 still. However, I'd have to rush my passport and quickly replace my driver's license which has been lost. I'm going to sleep on it and decide.
In early 18th century Dutch Indies, Purim was celebrated by all - Jews,
Christians, and slaves, together
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This academic paper from 2013, Purim in the Public Eye: Leisure, Violence,
and Cultural Convergence in the Dutch Atlantic, by Aviva Ben-Ur, is
blowing ...
3 hours ago
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