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Complete Idiots Guide to Purim! |
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Written by PersianRabbi.com Staff
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Many believe that we Jews celebrate Holidays to commemorate past events or just for the sake of keeping tradition, or celebrating the victory of the Jews over Haman. But the Truth is much more meaningful.
On Purim and other Holydays, we are taken back to the same moment of time and energy that was released the first time the event took place. It is a time where we are able to take that specific energy and transform ourselves. Purim is of the most joyful and mystical of days of the year. The more we delve into it, the more we discover. It is said that when the End of Days draws near, all holidays including Yom Kippur will be abolished, but Purim will stand till eternity. There are a few important mitsvoth and ideas, that are specific for this day, We hope all of us can partake in them, many of them do not take more than a couple minutes. Drink, celebrate, and enjoy, but also discover what's behind the mask. PURIM IS SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY 1) Listening of the Megila Th Megila reading is so essential to the holiday that have every single word is important and one should make an effort to pay attention to each word.
2) Gifts to the 2 Poor People Your gift should be something substantial, more than $5 to two or more poor Jews. To reduce embarassment it is better to give it anonymously, (through messenger). The gigts should be given one the day of Purim (Tuesday) indepth halacha Some of us dress up for Halloween, a gentile Holiday! but not for our own!! The secrets of wearing masks has deep and beautiful Kabbalistic ideas behind it. indepth inspiration
Meat and Wine is the key! Get together, go to Pats! go to Nagila! indepth halacha For all your drinkers out there, The Talmud states "A person is obligated to drink on Purim until he does not know the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordechai". Woe There! there's more to it . . . In Kabbalah the numerical value of Wine (ya-in) equals Secret (sod) = 70. Thus the famous Talmudic expression, "When wine goes in, secrets come out." more info "The Jew who rejoices on Purim no longer requires the mind to tell him the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordechai"; he is above it all, relating to the divine truth that transcends the bifurcation of good and evil. For the Jew who rejoices on Purim, the mind is utterly superfluous, something which only encumbers the outpouring of his soul, something which only quantifies and qualifies that which is infinite and all-pervading. So he puts his mind to sleep for a few hours, in order to allow his true self to emerge." read more and delve even deeeper! |
