Community Magazine February 2021

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A New Look at the Purim Feast It is worth reflecting on this concept during this month, the month of Adar, as we prepare for the joyous celebration of Purim. One of the mitzvot that we perform on this day is the se’udah – the festive meal. Atleastaccordingtosomecommentators, our Purim feast is more than just ameans of celebrating the Purim miracle. There are those who explain that our Purim feast commemorates Ahashverosh’s lavish feast for the people of Shushan, as described at the beginning of Megilat Ester . This feast was a grotesque display of sheer gluttony and decadence, and the Jews of Shushan happily participated. This marked a shameful low point in our people’s history. And yet, we gleefully commemorate it each and every year, with fine foods, wine, singing and merriment. The reason is because of the end of the Purim story – when the Jews wholeheartedly repented and recommitted themselves to the Torah. This repentance had the effect of transforming their sinful participation in Ahashverosh’s feast into a great mitzvah . Andsothat feast is, inretrospect, anevent worthy of jubilant commemoration. This discussion sheds new light on the special joy of Adar, as we prepare for Purim. A conscientious Jew cannot help but feel troubled and unhappy with himself, at least on occasion. We have all made mistakes, somemore serious thanothers. We are all far from perfect, and if we take our religious lives seriously, we will at times feel upset at ourselves, and at times we might even feel despair. Voices in our minds might be saying things like, “Gd isn’t interested in me anymore;” “It’s too late for me, I’ve done too many really bad things;” “I shouldn’t even bother.” The Purim feast teaches us that the precise opposite is true: the mistakes of our past give us great potential for the future. We can, in a very real sense, turn those mistakes into great sources of blessings. 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