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Shoshanat Yaakov is not only a song, chazal say that one is obligated to say: \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05de\u05e8\u05d3\u05db\u05d9. Why don’t we find this emphasis on good vs. evil regarding any other holiday? What is the origin of wearing costumes on Purim?<\/p>\n

Why is the allusion to Haman in the Torah specifically from Adam HaRishon and the Etz HaDaat?<\/p>\n

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Shoshanat Yaakov is not only a song, chazal say that one is obligated to say: \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05da \u05de\u05e8\u05d3\u05db\u05d9. Why don’t we find this emphasis on good vs. evil regarding any other holiday? What is the origin of wearing costumes on Purim? Why is the allusion to Haman in the Torah specifically from Adam HaRishon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133454,"featured_media":46975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-purim","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nMordechai vs. Haman: How to Lay Stakes to the 10 Greatest Blessings in the World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shoshanat Yaakov is not only a song. 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