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It's Purim in Tel Aviv — but in the shelter there are few costumes in sight

JL;DR SUMMARY As Purim begins in Tel Aviv amid the start of a new war with Iran, residents find themselves taking shelter in underground facilities, experiencing the dichotomy between the festive holiday and the reality of frequent missile threats. 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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Jewish HolidaysTel AvivJewish CommunityPurimResilienceSolidarityBomb SheltersIran WarMissile Threat

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"People take shelter in an underground bomb shelter amid reports of incoming missiles on Feb. 28, 2026 in Tel Aviv."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"An hour before my suburban Boston minyan convened to twirl groggers and shout curses at Haman during the Megillah reading, I hustled into the underground parking garage beneath an old age home across the street from our Tel Aviv rental flat."
Long Island, New York, United States
"During my first siren, I talked with three young women who had by chance all moved to Tel Aviv from Long Island, not far from the town where I grew up."
New Jersey, United States
"My husband and I met a 60-ish couple from New Jersey who live down the street from our rental and have been in the country for 25 years."

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