Your daily spiel for Thursday, March 24 (Purim edition)

The halls of Netivot HaTorah Day School are decorated from top to bottom for Purim. This year the theme is Israel ALI MARTELL PHOTO
The halls of Netivot HaTorah Day School are decorated from top to bottom for Purim. This year the theme is Israel ALI MARTELL PHOTO

Your Daily Spiel is normally The CJN‘s daily roundup of trending stories in the Jewish world. Seeing how it’s Purim, however, today’s spiel will feature Purim recipes, Purim-themed opinion pieces, Purim news stories, and of course, actual Purim spiels (fake or satirical stories).

But first, let’s take a look at Aladdin strolling through Tel Aviv.

Enjoy, and happy Purim!


PURIM SPIELS:

Hashem is arriving now in a Toyota Camry, from The CJN

Donald Trump like you’ve probably heard him before, from The CJN

"The wheel always comes full circle," Hashem told me during the most enlightening Uber ride I've ever had
“The wheel always comes full circle,” Hashem told CJN columnist Sy Berg during the most enlightening Uber ride he ever had

On Purim, Jewish groups can’t seem to agree on anything, from The CJN

Life of Jewish pirates not all it was thought to be, from The Jerusalem Post

Canadian rabbis hope to fill shuls with Trump refugees, from The CJN

Leafs sign young Jewish kids in race to bottom of standings, from The CJN

York passes new BDS motion, with a twist, from The CJN

Breaking down the action at Meshugene March, from The CJN

Purim vs. Halloween: the holiday grudge match, from The CJN


PURIM NEWS STORIES

Purim in Tel Aviv, 1937 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL PHOTO
Purim in Tel Aviv, 1937 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL PHOTO

IN PHOTOS: Purim through the ages in the Land of Israel, from The Jerusalem Post

Rivlins bring Purim gifts to neighbors, from Ynet News

To celebrate Purim with Jerusalem, neighborhood links to capital with trailer homes, from JTA

For Jews in Belgium and France, Purim took very different tones, from The Washington Post

Is Purim the ultimate hipster holiday? from JTA

Books of Esther Found in Hidden Warsaw Ghetto Synagogue Brought to Israel, from The Algemeiner

For Jews in Belgium and France, Purim took very different tones, from The Washington Post

With Purim blowout canceled, haredi rockers provide Belgian Jews solace in private show, from JTA

Tel Aviv’s 1933 Purim Parade Starred This Controversial Hitler Float, from Jewniverse

About to rock that edgy Purim costume? Here’s a filter for that, from Tablet

Scrolling through Megillat Esther: Song, tradition, art & humour, from The CJN


OPINIONS ON PURIM

Is it okay to get drunk on Purim? from The CJN

BDS and the Purim story: disturbing parallels, from The CJN

Wearing costumes allows us to express ourselves freely, from The CJN

The subversive message of the Book of Esther, from Ynet News

How the story of Esther relates to International Agunah Day, from The CJN

Purim is our great release, from The CJN

Purim invites all Jews to write their own stories, from JTA

Another reason to celebrate on Purim, from The CJN

Purim on the SS Negba, from The CJN

Purim – the shpiel’s the thing, from The CJN


PURIM RECIPES

Bamboo roll with caviar MESHUGA 4 SUSHI AND KOSHER IN THE KITCH PHOTO
Bamboo roll with caviar MESHUGA 4 SUSHI AND KOSHER IN THE KITCH PHOTO

How to Make Sushi Hamantaschen for Purim, from My Jewish Learning

Make your Mishloach Manot food times for the Purim seudah, from The CJN

Not your average hamantashen, from The CJN

Purim, Sephardi-style, from The CJN

Purim treats recall Queen Esther, a woman worthy of her crown, from The CJN

 

Happy Purim!!!!