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An eye-opening moment for a 5-year-old Queen Esther (me)

Some things that happen a long time ago stay with us forever. When I was 5, a long, long time ago, my Hebrew school planned an event to celebrate Purim. This holiday was always fun for us children to celebrate. People would dress in costumes, have parades, make special desserts and pastries, and generally feast […]