 She got engaged - but no one was happySara Chadad is not a 'regular kallah.' Happy Purim! Send us your Purim costume pictures!Join Arutz Sheva readers from Israel and abroad and share your colourful celebration of this special holiday Watch: The New Yorker who sings out loud: 'I am Israel'Musician Gershon Veroba tells Arutz Sheva how he is an Israeli despite coming from New York. 'We are the children of Israel.' Mayor of London reads letter written by Holocaust survivorZigi Shipper, a young boy during the Holocaust, survived the Lodz ghetto and has a message for world. Arutz Sheva readers share their Hannukah videosArutz Sheva readers from around the world answered our challenge and sent their Hanukkah videos. Here are our favorites. Should Israel battle assimilation, and how?Arutz Sheva invites readers worldwide to share thoughts and insights regarding one of the main challenges of the Jewish nation today. 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