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PURIM SONGS & DANCES
"Mi shenichnas Adar marbim b'simchah" "When (the month of) Adar begins, joy increases"		SONGS
		DANCES
Purim singalong - 15 of your favourite Purim songs
SONGS Every page has a direct link to the Hebrew words of the song even if it has not yet been transliterated or translated.
Ani Purim		Leitsanim Ktanim
Chag Purim		Leitsan Katan Nechmad
Chag Purim (2)		Lichvod Purim
Chag Purim Higi'a		Mischak Purim
Chag Purim Hineh Ba		Pizmon Lepurim
Chag Purim Sheli		Pur Purim
Erev Purim		Sason Viykar
Haleitsan		Shir Hakova'im
Hara'ashan - The Noisemaker		Shir Hamasechot
Hava netzeh bimachol		Shir Hara'ashan
Hayom Purim		Shiru Purim
Hayom Purim Lanu		Shoshanat Ya'akov
Hora Agadati		Ten Katef
Im Hashachar		Utzueitza
Ksheharabi Mezamer		Yom Tov Lanu
Kshenich'nas Adar
Other Purim songs on Hebrew Songs.com
Yiddish - A Lid Lichvod Purim
LINKS TO PURIM SONG WEBSITES
From the Hebrew University National Sound Archive Purim page - Includes songs, readings from the Megillah and more
The Keshernet website songsheets
Songs include: Blessings - Chag Purim - Haynt Iz Purim (Purim Day) Oy Oy Uncle Mordechai - Utzu Eitza, plus a variety of Purim 'spoof' songs in English
Chagim.org   More Purim song words in Hebrew
Aish Hatorah Purim Songs
Listen to audio clips including : MisheNichnas Adar--Shoshanat Ya'akov--Chag Purim--
Kacha Yeyaseh--Al Hanisim--Venahafoch Hu--Layehudim Hayta Orah--U Mordechai Yatsa
Chayav Inish--Utzu Eitzah
DANCES About or relating to Purim
Ani Purim - Chag Purim See the different versions on the israelidances.com database Purim search
Hava Netzeh Bemachol
Hora Agadati
Im Hashachar
Rondo Lepurim
Some dances on this list include suggestions from the Rikud chat list which we attribute with thanks.
Al Hanisim The dance and music pertain to the first line of the special prayer recited on Purim or Hanukkah. The body of the prayer has differentiation to specifically address Purim or Channukah, but except for the references to the particular holiday (2-4 lines of a 15+ line prayer), the rest of the text of the prayer is identical. Included in both Birkat Hamazon and daily/Shabbat liturgy (only Hannukah can fall on Shabbat).
Many thanks to Mickey, Barbara, Michael, Steve, from the Rikud Chat list for this suggestion.
Chapter 1, v 7 of the book of Esther shows that her name is Hadassah: "And he had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther" Ahavat Hadassah - Eliyahu Gamliel Ahavat Hadassah #2 - Rivka Sturman Hadassah Esther - Shmulik Gov Ari
Since Purim took place in Shushan, between the Tigris and Eurphrates rivers, there is the dance: Bein Nehar Prat Vechidekel - by Yankele Levy
Many thanks to Gary Fox from the Rikud Chat list for these suggestions
The Purim tradition in my session on Long Island (in addition to Al Hanissim) is the line dance to Siman She'ata Tzair (Eliyahu Gamliel 1979). The original song is "Whiskey in the Jar" - an Irish drinking song - somewhat appropriate - at least the drinking part. :) Recorded by the Clancy Brothers. Additionally, aside from it just being a fun dance, it is a mitzvah on Purim to drink enough that one can't tell the difference between Blessed be Mordechai and cursed be Haman. Since a drink or 2 is part of the Purim tradition, any songs having to do with wine would also work! Hora Yayin
Many thanks to Honey Goldfein from the Rikud Chat list for these suggestions
For general websites relating to Purim, go to the PURIM page on Jewish World Life.com
Special thanks to George Jakubovits of Toronto Canada for preparing all the links for this page.