Purim rabbi

The tradition of Purim Rabbi is a widespread parody in Ashkenazi yeshivot, ulpanot and other schools with religious education.

The tradition of Purim Rabbi has been common for many centuries in yeshivot of Spain, Italy, France, and Germany, from where it was transferred to Poland as well.

There is an opposition to importing the Ashkenazi tradition of Purim Rav into Sephardi yeshivot.

At the same time the tradition in Ashkenazi yeshivot may be defended, if it is performed reasonably, without crossing the line between good-spirited jokes and denigrating the Rav.

[8] Jeffrey L. Rubenstein, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature, points out that Purim rabbi is a case of the Purim tradition of "VeNahafoch hu" ("The opposite happened" - words from the Megillah), i.e., various kinds of reversal, along with dressing men as women.