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scottobearFestive Purim, too! (Begun at Sundown Tonight)
Cool things about Purim... probably one of the more fun Jewish Holidays... Celebrating not being exterminated in Persia. Not a bad reason to party, at all. Noisemakers, costumes, and according to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation. Also commanded to send out gifts of food or drink, and to make gifts to charity. The sending of gifts of food and drink is referred to as shalach manos (lit. sending out portions).
The word Megillah is used regularly. (Scroll of the story of Esther... the only book of the Jewish Bible that doesn't contain the name of G-d))
Cool things about Purim... probably one of the more fun Jewish Holidays... Celebrating not being exterminated in Persia. Not a bad reason to party, at all. Noisemakers, costumes, and according to the Talmud, a person is required to drink until he cannot tell the difference between "cursed be Haman" and "blessed be Mordecai," though opinions differ as to exactly how drunk that is. A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or get seriously ill. In addition, recovering alcoholics or others who might suffer serious harm from alcohol are exempt from this obligation. Also commanded to send out gifts of food or drink, and to make gifts to charity. The sending of gifts of food and drink is referred to as shalach manos (lit. sending out portions).
The word Megillah is used regularly. (Scroll of the story of Esther... the only book of the Jewish Bible that doesn't contain the name of G-d))
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