Come see the show! The song Purim Spiel or Purim Play is written as a humorous script based on the Book of Esther. It is an invitation to watch a children's play with a big cast, all dressed up as Megillah characters: Mordechai, Queen Esther, Achashverosh and Haman.
Age Group: TODDLERS
Humor-filled performances were staged in various Jewish congregations on Purim since the 16th century. In Yiddish they were called Purim Spiel, in Arabic – Klaat Purim. Levin Kipnis perpetuated this Purim tradition in a song which is in fact a script for a children’s play, to be performed by them. His words were put to music by Nahum Nardi as part of a children’s Purim play, and later illustrated by Nachum Gutman. The book in its current format was first published in 1933, and has been an integral part of many a Purim among Israeli children.
Happy Purim!
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Copies Distributed:
20,000
Publishing:
ידיעות ספרים
Year of Distribution:
1977 2016-2017