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A war-weary Jerusalem marks Purim one day after the rest of the world, a tradition born in what is now Iran

JL;DR SUMMARY In the midst of a tense geopolitical climate with Iran and amidst air raid alerts, Jerusalem celebrates Shushan Purim, a day after the global observance of Purim. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JerusalemCharityPurim CelebrationsCommunity ResilienceMegillah ReadingShushan PurimIran ConflictMissile AlertsWalled City TraditionHaredi Neighborhoods

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Jerusalem, Israel
"JERUSALEM As the sun rose over Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, sirens rang out, signaling yet another incoming missile attack from Iran."
Iran
"A war-weary Jerusalem marks Purim one day after the rest of the world, a tradition born in what is now Iran."
Israel
"this is the second full-scale war with Iran in the last nine months, but all of the workers in the shop said they were willing yet again to deal with the consequences for the freedom of the Iranian people."
New Jersey, United States
"Two yeshiva students from New Jersey said, while waiting to catch a light rail train into the city, that they were not worried at all about the missiles."

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