Mea Shearim is celebrating Purim but, oh no, it happened again. Haredi kids dressing up as Santa Claus and don't even know for what the costume stands.:-)
Almost everything is permitted that day. You could see many Charedim dressed up in soldiers and policemen, while we all know the Charedi hatred toward the IDF and the Israeli police.
Interestingly, in Chabad, the best desguisement is a fake shtreimel and false long peyos, because we generally don't wear streimel and don't have long peyos.
All this is what Purim is all about! To be in the body of someone we know we will never be!
Its just strange seeing all those Santas. Last year, an entire Mea Shearim family was drssed up as Santa Claus and the poor guys didn't even know what was going on.
Well, maybe those costumes were sold as a special offer.
After years of living in Jerusalem, I decided to betray the city by moving to Tel Aviv.:-) In the meantime I returned to the Holy City. It is actually very good to be back in Jerusalem !!!
Nevertheless, I am still writing about Jerusalem but also include many other places in Israel.
Until some years ago, I was a Yeshiva (Michlalah) student. First with the national religious and later with the Litvishe. Also got in contact with Chassidut and this subject and lifestyle has never left me.
Almost everything is permitted that day. You could see many Charedim dressed up in soldiers and policemen, while we all know the Charedi hatred toward the IDF and the Israeli police.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, in Chabad, the best desguisement is a fake shtreimel and false long peyos, because we generally don't wear streimel and don't have long peyos.
All this is what Purim is all about! To be in the body of someone we know we will never be!
B"H
ReplyDeleteIts just strange seeing all those Santas. Last year, an entire Mea Shearim family was drssed up as Santa Claus and the poor guys didn't even know what was going on.
Well, maybe those costumes were sold as a special offer.
Moreover, it was RED, and like I previously said, Chassidim women generally don't dress in red.
ReplyDeleteB"H
ReplyDeleteI am just surprise that they didn't get stoned in Mea Shearim. :-)