By:
Moshe Korin
*
Purim has always been an intimate festival for all Jews. Even those indifferent to the traditional festivities of receive
Purim and devote welcome banquets, celebrations and drama.
Maybe that was given to being
Purim party, referring to the existence of the Jewish people. She reminds us how the Jews managed to avoid disaster and remain united in times of grave danger. In these circumstances, the whole town joined forces, took his misfortune and overcame the enemy who sought to " lehashmid, laharog ul-abed "("
exterminate, take life and lead to destruction
).
The popular character of the feast of Purim , worse than all the other holidays, is because it does not reflect the past, the past, but it symbolizes the present and is always current. All other festivities take us back to the past, at times unique. What happens to Purim is that, while apparently evokes old times, suddenly gives us the feeling of living them today.
And another thing: every holiday has its history, which is always old and occurred only once. Thus, only after the Jews left the country that enslaved to freedom of the desert once only happened a handful of brave, the Hasmonean and his supporters , rose against the tyranny of a giant empire, shook off the yoke they bent them and founded an independent Jewish kingdom
in the Land of Israel . Instead
Purim tells an old story always present a story that continues, more than once seemed that the facts of Purim had come to belong entirely to the past, do not happen again, and suddenly a violent storm, and those facts were repeated before our astonished eyes.
The course required.
If Jewish history had been channeled in other directions, if had been allowed to the Jews as a people to lead a quiet life, without attacking them constantly, maybe, over time, the festival of Purim have lost popularity. But it happened that wherever Jews inhabited almost always arose new
Hamane
as Persian minister that we paint the Book of Esther , and whether they were those Hamane small, large and very powerful, they all looked, for all media, to oppress our people and even leads to destruction. That was what helped to strengthen the festival of Purim
in popular sentiment. In dark times, catastrophic for the Jews, provided them with courage and hope in surrender. He came to announce the defeat and wreck of the evil enemy and the arrival of more adventurous days. So the story of Purim
was to the Jews forever, and still today, a symbol of Jewish destiny hard and unshakeable faith in the possibility of overcoming it. Purim
The joy of celebration.
Purim also appeals to all for the way it is celebrated from ancient times until today. It is, among the Jews, the only holiday that does not require a strict religious background. Throughout the year, the Jew was devoted almost always austere and profound thoughts, so the playfulness, or play, the friendly aspect of life, was relegated, seeking expression. The Jew was the expression in the celebration of Purim
, when the fun was something legitimate and desirable, and could even enjoy a glass, "Ad-lo- yada," until we know
", ie discern no "
bein Arure
Mordechai Haman
uvaruj " between the curse Haman (the villain) and the blessing Mordechai
(righteous). So called " Adloiada " ("Until you know
) the public parade of children, with their masks and costumes, made the day of Purim
on the streets of Israel. ídish According to a popular saying, " Purim iz nit kain ióntev
( Purim is a holiday). It refers to "feast" in the spiritual sense of the term. Purim means
is not a holy day but a day of recreation, that is not celebrated with devout prayers and silent intentions, but rather with some degree of noise and commotion. Rattles are sounded, drink a drink, sing, and the groups of masked through the streets. Some Oriental Jews remain the custom of celebrating Purim
with a tumultuous parade around a figure who represents "Haman
Harash
( Haman the Wicked
). In the morning, after reading the Book of Esther
(called " Megillah" for writing found on a roll), children drive a stake through her yard and hung a doll stuffed with straw and rags. Then around the doll, clap and shout "Haman Harash
! "
( Haman the Wicked!
). Also during the reading of the biblical text " Megillat Ester , children, along with the rest of the audience clap, thrash with their feet and make it sound rattles every time you mention the name of Haman 
. 
The Book of Esther. "
" Megillat Ester "is not a peaceful idyll in the manner of Book of Ruth, for example. This is an agile and lively drama into a novel. All that tells moving at a rapid pace, to an unusual speed, typical of a show. The scenes unfold bringing unexpected changes. Thus, Queen Vashti, wife of King Ahasuerus
Achashverosh ) offers a large banquet at the palace, and followed the line we tried.
." The theme is to remind
| Haman , the Grand Vizier, will lead to Mordechai, riding his horse through the streets of the city. The Jews of the kingdom, in every province and complain bitterly fast, go to party in the greatest joy. And all this takes place quietly, but with great fanfare: Haman Mordechai leads to a parade as the heralds are being rowdy royal decree, amid a tumultuous joy all Shushan, capital of Persia , Mordechai out of the palace wrapped in purple robes and wearing crowns gold, and so from the beginning to the end of the "Megillah , swiftly passed a climax to another. Just as the "Megillah | is a dramatic story, also the celebration of Purim forms a drama in several acts, with prologue and epilogue. From the Saturday preceding the holiday, collecting an atmosphere of eve. Saturday is the corresponding reading in the synagogues, the "Parasha  " (episode, portion of the Torah) that is entitled " | Zejor
Amalek, a village in the desert harassed the Israelites and was defeated by them under the command of Moses . The fragment contains the phrase "Ki mashed emjé et zéjer mitájat hashamáim Amalek" ("For I shall erase certainly the memory of Amalek from under heaven
). Amalek represents all enemies of the Jewish people through the ages. So, on the occasion mentioned, there observant Jews who are punched on the tables and walls when you read this sentence. A second preface Purim occurs on the date of " Taanit Ester", "Ester Tones," "The Fast of Esther
."
As the first act of the drama itself, it only starts in the afternoon "Ester Taanit
Maariv (evening prayer), reading of" Megillah
". However, before " maariv " marks an interesting ceremony: the symbolic payment "majatzit hashékel
" half of a "shekel (shekel, with" s "), name of an ancient coin . This is the tribute that every Jew over 20 should afrendar the "
Bet Hamikdash (the Temple
beginning in the month of Nisan . But 4 weeks before the payment took place " majatzit hashékel
." " Be-ba-Adar echad mashmiín to hashekalim (" on 1 month of Adar is the announcement of the 'NIS'
"says the Talmud ). It has been more than 1900 years since the destruction of the Temple, but in thought, in faith, in hope of the Jews, the "Bet Hamikdash
" has not disappeared. On the eve of Purim , every Jew makes its symbolic contribution Jerusalem Temple. major acts, the main ceremonies of Purim are reading the " Megillah, sending gifts , especially food, called" mishloach manot ", and" Seudah " (banquet), name given to the festive meal of Purim . This is not religious ceremonies. Not created a religious atmosphere around Purim. The conclusion shows, however, colorful folk customs and rich folklore: infinite such , anecdotes, funny stories ,
speeches and jokes , slapstick, ridicule and parodies of all kinds. It's time to laugh everything and everyone . Purim not be reduced to a single day. It covers several days (ieméi has Purim, "the days of Purim"), all within fun. Are the pre-Purim and and Purim eve of Purim itself said. Those who must add a postscript: " Shushan Purim ." They were the children who especially enjoyed this last day, and they were not going to "cheder " (the school of first letters) and also savoring tasty treats. Even more than in the past, has Purim for us today, after the "Shoah
" (the Holocaust
) with the mass extermination of Jews in Europe, and also after establishment of the State of Israel
, " vehatzalá révaj iaamod laiehudim
":" relief and salvation will come for the Jews "Hamane that end at the gallows and the Jews will"
(" light and gladness, joy and honor " ), as expressed in the same book.
SOURCE: http://www.delacole.com/fiestas/purim.shtml
of Buenos Aires
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