world, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Purim this year from the eve of March 11 through March 12 with much fanfare and excitement. Families will go from door to door sporting costumes while delivering candy and other foods, and sit down to a lavish meal with friends and relatives later in the day to celebrate the holiday. But far beyond the food and costumes, Purim has a much deeper purpose to it, a lesson applicable to each and every one of our lives. Purim, one of the most joyous days of…
In the Greek book, Esther is a symbolic object. She aids in the freedom of the Hebrews, but the author chose to follow Mordecai’s story as a prophet and standing against Haman. Instead of standing in behind the scenes in the Hebrew version, Mordecai uses Esther’s positions as the king’s favorite to persuade the king to accept any of her requests. Esther still asks the same desires as in the Hebrew book, but the author of the Greek book puts much more detail into it, changing the scenario and the…
The book of Esther tells the history of the tradition Purim, riving from the word ‘pur’ meaning ‘a lot.’ Haman, the highest official in King Antiochus’ court, planned to destroy all of the Jews in the Kingdom of Ahasuerus because a Jew named Mordecai did not obey his commands. To save their people, Mordecai and his niece Esther must come up with a plan to save the Jews in the kingdom. The tradition of Purim is to celebrate when the Jews were relieved from their enemies when King Ahasuerus agreed…
The Sabbath is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night. Three Jewish holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Purim, and Chanukah. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Purim celebrates Jews being saved from Hamam. Chanukah is the festival of rededication. A Jewish event is the Holocaust. In 1933, there was about nine million European Jews, after the holocaust there were only about three and…
The author begins this chapter by writing about the usage of the book of Esther. How it it is read at the Feast of Purim in the twelfth month. It is interesting how Ruth is mentioned in the New Testament but there is no further mention of Esther neither are there any quotation from Esther used in the N.T. The author immediately highlights that the early church struggled to find value in the book of Esther. Quoting Martin Luther, the author writes, I am so hostile to the book [2 Maccabees] and to…
Chick Corea Spain 1971 Corea (Rhodes electric piano), Airto Moreira (drums), Flora Purim (vocals and percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Joe Farrell (flute) Jazz is a music style with its origin stemming from the black communities living in the US in the twentieth century. Jazz has musical styles from European music, as well as the brass and stringed instruments. It is a mixture of US and Europe music culture. Like its origin, Jazz-Rock fusion is the epitome of the characteristic of…
flavor still packs a punch. Some of the Jewish holiday foods include: Charoset, hamantash, maror, and latkes. Charoset, a sweet paste, is eaten at the Passover Seder. Hamantash, a pastry filled with seeds, nuts, or fruit is eaten during the festival of Purim. Maror is a bitter herb eaten at Passover Seder to remind of the bitterness of slavery. And lastly, latkes are potato-pancakes that are eaten on Hanukah. All of the major religions in the Middle East have foods that can be enjoyed at any…
However, the holiday's religious significance is far less than that of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavu'ot. It is roughly equivalent to Purim in significance, and you won't find many non-Jews who have even heard of Purim! Chanukkah is not mentioned in Jewish scripture; the story is related in the book of Maccabees, which Jews do not accept as scripture. The only religious observance related to the holiday is the lighting of…
God on Trial & The Trial of God Although God on Trial was a movie based off of Wiesel 's play, The Trial of God, there are many differences between the two. Based on the same idea the two differ in many aspects through the setting, tone, and ironic portrayal of main characters, but they are similar in the conviction that they give at the end of each story. Each trial ends up being ironic in their own way. While on The Trial of God, it’s the defense that ends up being ironic in God on Trial,…
Among the appropriate times for singing Daled Bavos are: Pesach, Shavuos and Sukkos, Yud Tes Kislev, Purim, Yud Bais Tamuz, the month of Elul, at the Bris, Bar Mitzvah and wedding celebrations, and when leading the chosson and kallah (bride and groom) to the chupah, until the conclusion of the circling of the kallah…