Israelis outside of Jerusalem and other walled cities are celebrating Purim on Sunday along with the rest of the world.
There were several minyanim for Kriyas HaMegillah in Gaza and even one in Shifa Hospital.
In Yeshivas Ponevezh, bochurim and avreichim finished Shas together dozens of times on Purim night l’ilui nishmas HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, z’tl, who established the yeshiva’s seder limmud for Purim 26 years ago.
After the siyum, the bochurim davened for the release of the hostages.
Dancing with the Israeli flag in Ponevezh:
Below, Rosh Hayeshivah HaGaon HaRav Povarsky dances with HaRav Kahaneman:
Yeshivas Slabodka:
Yeshivas Ohr Yisrael:
What do soldiers use in lieu of a gragger at Kriyas HaMegillah in the heart of Gaza?
Also in Gaza:
And in Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza:
And outside of Israel, Kriyas Megillah in Tehran:
And one last video filmed on Taanis Esther in New Delhi, India of HaGaon HaRav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo, leading a Hachnasas Sefer Torah through the streets of the city.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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That Title is good click bait, but not entirely true, and it’s a a shtickel of a bizoyon for Ponevizh.
The Israeli flag was not in the Beis Hamedresh from the faculty or the bochurim, one visitor came in draped in one and due to the tolerant, accepting atmosphere no one made a fuss even though no one in Yeshiva would dream of doing such a thing, even on Purim.
Watch some media throw in their agenda that they were dancing with the Israeli flag just because some guy came in on Purim with the Israeli flag. I actually saw someone with an Israeli flag in a Satmar shul this Purim….
Not Such A Good Point: no one in Yeshiva would dream of doing such a thing, even on Purim
Maybe no one would on Purim, but every year on Yom Haatzmaut the yeshivah itself proudly and publicly flies the flag, bedavka. So why wouldn’t someone do it on Purim?