Crowds

Yesterday, which was Purim for the rest of the country, the crowds on ben Ydhuda, King George (V; he was king of England when Allenby took Jerusalem from the Turks) and the part of Yafo Rd that connects them were larger than I remember seeing before. Many children and a few adults were in costume. Today, Purim in Jerusalem, they were huge there (buskers on ben Yehuda), at Kikar Safra (stages with flamenco and other dancers, a Chinese dragon, and various other entertainment) and the Mamilla Mall (fire dancers, a DJ, and stilt walkers). Most of the kids and lots of adults were in costume. Klaxons and bells sounding as loud as they could, tram-trains pushed through pedestrians.

Yesterday and today the above-windshield displays on buses alternated showing the destinations (as they usually do) and Happy Purim. Somehow this brought to mind the bit in Zacharia about inscriptions on horses' bells.

Copyright 2013 Jane Schulzinger Fox