Purim

[beej7]

Does anyone here celebrate Purim? I am going to guess it is not Moedim, because the event that led to Purim took place so much later than when the Torah was delivered.

[little esther]

hi
although my church is a pentecostal church, we havestudy about all the jewish holidays. we've done the feast and festivals for a while, we've done the sedar meal many of times. last year for purium we dressed in costumes and read the story from the book of esther.Don't know how else to celebrate purium.hope this helps to let you know that there are some who are jewish that celebrate, ( we jewish by adoption in to the family of God, through Jesus) you can pm me if you want to know how we celebrate or observe the jewish feasts and festivals. shalom

[MyLittleWonders]

20Then Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, 21obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually, 22because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.



26Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. And because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them, 27the Jews established and made a custom for themselves and for their descendants and for all those who allied themselves with them, so that they would not fail to celebrate these two days according to their regulation and according to their appointed time annually. 28So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province and every city; and these days of Purim were not to fail from among the Jews, or their memory fade from their descendants.

We are going to celebrat Purim according to what is written in the book of Esther - with a feast (just the four of us), giving food to our neighbors (we'll probably bake cookies for all our neighbors and hand them out) and with giving gifts to the poor (our plan is to go through the closets, attic, and garage to donate a large amount to the local Goodwill).

[MyZz]

We will be doing much the same as you littlewonders though for us its the first time we will be doing all the associated mitzvot..just before was looking it up on www.ou.org (http://www.ou.org) since today is minor Purim isnt it?Oh how I love learning all this...:clap:
Shalom everyone:)

[Pray4Isrel]

/me raises hand
I celebrate Purim!
This year will be cool because I will actually be in Israel for Purim :clap:

[beej7]

"22because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday;"

Wouldn't it be wonderful for this to happen again this year?

What a wonderful holiday! To turn their sorrow into gladness......

He is Faithful! :clap:

Beej

[Sephania]

We will be doing much the same as you littlewonders though for us its the first time we will be doing all the associated mitzvot..just before was looking it up on www.ou.org (http://www.ou.org/) since today is minor Purim isnt it?Oh how I love learning all this...:clap:
Shalom everyone:)

Minor Purim? Purim Katan? Because it is a leap year?

[MyZz]

Yes Zayit cos there are 2 Adars this year.:)

[debi b]

* Pray4Isrel raises hand
I celebrate Purim!
This year will be cool because I will actually be in Israel for Purim :clap:
I am not supposed to covet anything am I? - RATS! :doh: