Re: Purim-Las Fallas

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

Perhaps more literal, certainly more decorous, except for the "furiously" part
(which, under the circumstances, is excusable).

MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

> In a message dated 03/25/2000 8:41:47 AM Central Standard Time,
> l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org writes:
>
> << Other sources have confirmed that Jewish boys in Persia stuffed effigies
> of Haman with gunpowder and set it alight. >>
>
> All of this in contrast to the Megilla reading I was told about in a British
> shul in which, when the name of Haman was mentioned, the entire congregation
> became engaged in furiously writing down his name and then erasing it!
> (blotting it out).
>
> ~the other Lori
>

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Owen Davidson
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The Wholesale Klezmer Band

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Said Little creature formd of Joy and Mirth
Go Love without the help of any King on Earth

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