Ta’anit Esther / תענית אסתר Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11 – 34:10 Listen to the Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) according the Marroqui traditional tune. On the 13th of Adar, the Fast of Esther is observed in memory of the Fast observed by Mordechai and Esther and all Israel. On that very day, the enemies of the Jews had planned to subjugate and destroy them. ‘The opposite, however, occurred and the Jews ruled over their enemies. The practice of fasting was observed by the people of Israel whenever they were faced by war. Thus Moshe Rabenu also fasted when he came to wage war against Amalek. The aim of the fast was to affirm that a man does not prevail by physical or military strength, but only by lifting his eyes heavenward in prayer so that Divine Mercy might give him the strength to prevail in battle. This then [...]
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The name of the holiday refers to the plot of the king’s advisor, Haman, to draw lots for which Jews to kill first. He planned to massacre all the Jews. Esther, one of the king’s wives and a Jewess herself, saved the Jewish people from Haman’s "lots" plot by revealing it to the king. Historical Background The story of Pu ...
Purim, o la Fiesta de los lotes, es una fiesta alegre que cuenta la salvacion de los Judios de una masacre que los amenazó durante el período persa (539 hasta 330 a. C.). La historia de Purim se relata en el Libro de Esther, cuya heroína epónima desempeña el papel principal en la salvacion de su pueblo e ...
Purim, a holiday with its roots in the Bible, can provide loads of fun for adults as well as for children. Purim can provide fun-filled family activities which reinforce Biblical truth. The Purim holiday is celebrated with special food, gift-giving, music, games, costumes, and noise-making. It is also celebrated with the public reading of the book ...
Purim פורים is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from Haman’s plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther). According to the story, Haman cast lots to determine the day upon which to exterminate the Jews. Purim ...
Purim y su centralidad en las tradiciones de los Anusim (Judios Marranos) Actualmente cuando pensamos en la fiesta de Purim las primeras connotaciones que se nos vienen a la mente se relacionan al modo alegre, eufórico y carnavalesco de celebrar dicha fecha. Los disfraces, el intercambio de regalos – Mishloaj Manot -, los regalos para ...
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