Every year on Purim, following the reading of the Megillah, we sing the song, “Shoshanat Yaacov.” In this song we praise the heroes of the Purim story and curse the victims. While most of the heroes praised here seem to be obvious candidates like Mordechai and Esther, one of the heroes praised here seems to […]
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