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Scott says,
“King David is the biblical figure with whom I most closely identify. He had the best intentions but was so utterly and humanly flawed. I can definitely relate to that. Plus, David is my middle name, and my closest friend (my brother) is named Jonathan.”
Once again we are impressed by the thoughtfulness of your answers! Congratulations to Scott for winning the Mamalah’s Purim Giveaway!
Scott will receive:
Here are some of our favorite Jewish doppelgangers:
- “The prophet Amos – came down from the mountains, raised hell and then left town.” — Jay
- “I am most like Devorah, the judge. I am all about justice. I get truly indignant when I hear about evil getting away without punishment.” — Lara
- “I love Momma Sarah. I know she was a woman of great faith, but she was also a woman of great doubts. Remember it was her idea that Abraham lay with Haggar because she felt G-d wasn’t working fast enough. I often find myself asking G-d to work on my timetable instead of changing to His.” — Treena
- “Definitely Vashti. She’s always given a bad rap in Hebrew School, but I think that refusing to dance naked for your husband and his drunken poker buddies, knowing full well that you will be kicked out on your ass, is pretty heroic.” – Beth
- “It’s got to be Eddie Vedder – they say he’s Jewish, and I too cannot look anyone in the eye while singing or playing guitar.” — Eitan
- “Biblically, my doppelganger has to be Chana…She was a prayer extraordinaire! And while I don’t claim to be on her level, not even close, I aspire to become more like her in my prayer life. Having her name has always motivated me to work on cultivating a stronger prayer life.” — Chana
- “Jonah, the clowny ‘prophet’ running away from the task given by God, falling asleep when life is a mess and having a taste for melodrama, slightly aloof but with heaps of irony.” — Frances
- “I’m going Moses. I live in Texas and Charlton Heston was Moses. Furthermore, when I get angry I like to break stuff cave man style. When I buy a case of beer I often drink it from the middle out, effectively “parting” the beer sea. Im not really a leader of men, but once or twice a vagrant has followed me about asking for cash. Also, I rock the fly beard which is pretty Moses, though I dont wear girl jeans which – lets face it – if Moses was around he’d probably rock. Fricken’ hipster.” — Adam
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In the Purim Megillah, Esther hides her Jewishness from the King. Even the name Esther means hidden. G-d is hidden in the Purim story. Sometimes your truest self is hidden, too.
But on Purim, “hiding” in costume gives you the freedom to let-it-all-hang-out and celebrate sometimes hidden aspects of who you are! What part of you do you want to party-up on Purim? Tell us your Jewish doppleganger to enter to win the Mamalah’s Purim Giveaway!
One lucky winner will receive the following gifts:
Comment to enter for a chance to win the Mamalah’s Purim Giveaway.
Who is your Jewish doppelganger? Which Jewish celebrity, historic figure, or bible character is your inspiration, your alter ego, your evil twin? Share your thoughts to enter to win!
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Winner will be notified Friday, February 26th.
Important Information:
- How we pick the winners — We use a random number generator and if it matches (a) a real attempt at an answer and (b) we can contact the person, then that person is the winner. If either (a) or (b) isn’t true, we generate another random number and start over.
- No purchase is required to enter. This contest is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada 18 years old and older. Void where prohibited. Your comments will be displayed without further approval or compensation. Please read our privacy policy for more information.
As Part of Cyber Monday Fun, PopJudaica.com Offers Insta-Jew Kits: Mystery Bags of Jewish Items for Hanukkah Gifts and Moses Toast: a Piece of Toast with the Image of Moses Burned Into It. Money Raised From Sales of These Funny Jewish Gifts will Benefit the Jewish Non Profits Jewcy and JDub Records.
You can now buy $10 Insta-Jew Kits along with other funny Jewish gifts when shopping for Hanukkah gifts. Insta-Jew Kits are mystery bags containing at least three items whose value and quality are not guaranteed. One of the items will likely be a t-shirt and with it a chotsky, a CD, a book, or some underpants with Yiddish on the tuchus. Modeled after Woot.com’s Random Crap (affectionately called “Bag of Crap”) the Insta-Jew kits are a fun way to practically give away a bunch of quirky, weird Jewish stuff which has landed in our warehouse and raise money for non-profits that enrich the youthful Jewish American culture.
Moses Toast: Moses with the Ten Commandments
We are allowing no returns, exchanges, special requests or kvetching when it comes to the Insta-Jew Kits. This is just a fun surprise for 10 bucks, great for Hanukkah party gag-gifts, and a way to raise money for JDub and Jewcy.
To extend the fun further, we are also announcing our recent miraculous discovery: Moses Toast. Pop Judaica employee Patrick Aleph recounts, “we were making Insta-Jew Kits and took a toast break. When I took the toast out of the oven, it had the image of Moses on it. I’m a religious man — I knew it was a sign from G-d.” Rivlin Roberts explains the Moses Toast another way: “We remembered a news story about an Ebay listing for toast with an image of Jesus on it. We were laughing and saying how Jews would never see a deity in toast. Then we decided to have some fun with it.” A Jewish take on “Jesus Toast,” Moses Toast is a piece of toast with the image of Moses holding the Ten Commandments burned into it. The toast sells for $49.95 and 100% of the proceeds go to the non-profit Jewish music and media companies Jewcy.com and JDub Records.
