Freeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ HAPPY PURIM ~ March 20, 2011

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Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.

The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity.

The villain of the story is Haman, an arrogant, egotistical advisor to the king. Haman hated Mordecai because Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, so Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people. In a speech that is all too familiar to Jews, Haman told the king, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them." Esther 3:8. The king gave the fate of the Jewish people to Haman, to do as he pleased to them. Haman planned to exterminate all of the Jews.

Mordecai persuaded Esther to speak to the king on behalf of the Jewish people. This was a dangerous thing for Esther to do, because anyone who came into the king's presence without being summoned could be put to death, and she had not been summoned. Esther fasted for three days to prepare herself, then went into the king. He welcomed her. Later, she told him of Haman's plot against her people. The Jewish people were saved, and Haman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mordecai.

The book of Esther is unusual in that it is the only book of the Bible that does not contain the name of G-d. In fact, it includes virtually no reference to G-d. Mordecai makes a vague reference to the fact that the Jews will be saved by someone else, if not by Esther, but that is the closest the book comes to mentioning G-d. Thus, one important message that can be gained from the story is that G-d often works in ways that are not apparent, in ways that appear to be chance, coincidence or ordinary good luck.

 

[Old Sarge]

Good Evening, Ladies!

A quiet Sunday afternoon in the place where I’m at, and I’m glad to see everybody!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you and yours, Meg. Thank you for the prayer for those that keep us safe.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A story about our great allies, the Aussies, by txradioguy......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2691550/posts?page=72#72

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[Dubya]

Thanks for the ping.

[txradioguy]

Good morning everyone! Its the start of the NEw YEar in AFghanistan.

Time for them to party like it’s 1390!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy New Year!!

Stay away from all those guys who shoot into the air!!

[Cindy]

You’re welcome and a good Lord’s Day to you Kathy.

Snow, hail, rain off and on this week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

From txradioguy.....

Good morning everyone! Its the start of the NEw YEar in AFghanistan.

Time for them to party like it’s 1390!

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and Barb....((HUGS))

[AZamericonnie]

Its the start of the NEw YEar in AFghanistan.

I'm confused....they don't have New Year Jan 1st?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, AZ....I guess not.

Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians, the same time is celebrated in parts of the South Asian sub-continent as the new year. The moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and Iranian families gather together to observe the rituals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz

[AZamericonnie]

Ok...trying to take all this in & very interesting as it may be....what is the significance to 1390?

Fascinating stuff & love learning new things!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Report in, tx....we have questions.

From Connie, and me too....

Ok...trying to take all this in & very interesting as it may be....what is the significance to 1390?

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, Luv.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you, my.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and Mike, and Jake and Minette and Gretchen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

my.....#100!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Behind and trying to catch up, as usual. A Blessed Lord’s Day to you, Sarge. A quiet Sunday sounds nice. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

A good story about our troops and our allies.