“There is significant irony in contemporary traditional communities on Purim…”
There is significant irony in contemporary traditional communities on Purim; rabbinic overexertion of the...
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“…parthenogenetic (self-fertilizing) hamantaschen—pubic triangles traditionally filled with black seeds—are pre-spring, full-moon fertility cookies…”
So…can I prove that hamantaschen are contemporary sacred vulva cakes? No. But it certainly...
“Jewish comedy was influenced by social types portrayed by the mask in the commedia dell’arte”
We wish to confine ourselves to showing how the mask was related to “the...
“The sexualization of Purim is partly just a matter of convenience”
The sexualization of Purim is partly just a matter of convenience. The easiest and...