1. Hear the Megillah! Hear the complete story of how Mordechai and Queen Esther helped save the Jewish people from the hands of the wicked Haman. Once at night and a second time on Purim day.
2. Give Gifts of Food! Purim is a day we show extra special friendship to our friends. Send your friends gifts of food that include at least two different types of food. For example: fruits and candies; cookies and a bottle of juice; etc.
3. Give Tzedakah (Charity)! Give some money to two poor people (or more), or put at least two coins in your favorite charity box.
4. Eat and Rejoice! Participate in a festive meal on Purim afternoon. Sit together with your family and friends, sing Jewish songs, tell the story of Purim, and be merry! -------------------------------- Please join todays Purim Family Glow Party, online reservations are closed, but you may come register at the door. Please join us!
Purim is a day to increase in giving charity. May all our efforts and good deeds bring the coming of Moshiach now!
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A BISSELE HUMOR
All his life, Shloime hoped to win the lottery. Each week, he’d pray to G-d intently, pleading that this be the week he’d finally win. For years he prayed for the lottery – but he never won. Finally one day, in the middle of Shloime’s fervent prayers, a heavenly voice was heard in the synagogue: “Shloime, buy a ticket already!
WEEKLY eTORAH
According to the laws of nature, the era of the Purim story ought to have been a particularly safe one for the Jewish people. After all, they enjoyed great prominence with Mordechai serving as a ranking government official and Esther married to the king. But the opposite held true. Precisely in this moment of natural immunity, the Jewish people confronted an unparalleled threat as they stared down a decree, ratified by a king who ruled the world, to eradicate every last Jew in his empire in a single day. And the strategy the Jewish people pursued to achieve salvation seems exceptionally foolhardy. Instead of just launching a lobbying campaign, they took it upon themselves to fast and pray for 3 days first. Esther, too, prayed and fasted for 3 days, even though she surely understood that her beauty was a vital part of her appeal to her husband, and fasting did little to help her countenance. And yet, it worked—the Jewish people were delivered from the dastardly plot. But how? The Jew does not adhere to any natural order, but rather (and only) to a spiritual one. Yes, the Jews enjoyed diplomatic immunity, but when they reveled in the wicked Ahasuerus’ feast, they found themselves exposed spiritually. And conversely, while fasting didn’t endear Esther to King Ahasuerus, it did endear her to the King of Kings, who, at the end of the day—as well as at the start and the middle of each day—is the only King that matters. The same rule that holds true for the Jewish nation as a whole, holds true for every Jewish individual. A Jew puts his complete faith in G-d, as G-dliness is the source of all.
