"Purim is the one holiday on Jews are supposed to get drunk – to the point that they lose the ability to distinguish between Mordechai and Haman. This condition is denoted by a compound word “adloyada” meaning "until he does not know the difference." In modern Israel, a carnival - called an “adloyada” is celebrated in almost every Israeli city on Purim."
Some days it's simply a lot of fun to be Jewish. Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
The rabbi offered me a chocolate hamantaschen yesterday. It was the first chocolate thing I was really conflicted about turning down in a long time.
I also read on a website that Purim is the one time it's okay for observant Jews to cross dress. Whoo hooo!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:The day before Purim sucks though.
Why?
Posted by Shmuel (Member # 7586) on :
The day before Purim is the Fast of Esther. No eating or drinking allowed.
Posted by Myr (Member # 5956) on :
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
And when Purim falls on Friday (as it does this year), it makes things a bit more complicated.
Although it's not nearly as complicated here as in Yerushalayim (and Shushan, I suppose, although I don't know of any Jews still living there). Purim spans three days there this year . . .
חג שמח לכולם!
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
quote:I also read on a website that Purim is the one time it's okay for observant Jews to cross dress. Whoo hooo!
Would they wear transvestments?
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Yay! Happy Purim!
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
You think the day before Purim sucks?
Try the morning after.
-Trevor
Posted by Mr.Gumby (Member # 6303) on :
*looks for eyerolling emoticon* *relizes that this isn't msn*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Actually, Trevor, very few men (and no women that I know) get drunk enough on Purim that the next day is a problem.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Hey Rivka, what does Choleem mean? All I could understand out of that was "happy holiday to (something)."
[ March 24, 2005, 08:31 PM: Message edited by: CalvinMaker ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
It's kulam -- all of y'all.
*ponders* But I think I might have been supposed to leave out the vav.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
The spelling was fine, rivka - Israeli style. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*nod* Ok, that's what I thought initially. Thanks. Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I know very few people who actually fast the day before Purim, even religious ones... but yes, I know a few.
Chag sameach everyone! Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Squicky, do you mean this one? Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Kwea, Squick hasn't posted in this thread . . .
Last batch of hamentaschen are in the oven now.
No, I don't always put things off to the very last second. Why do you ask? O:)
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
We didn't even make any this year. I'm not sure why not.
But it's fun to walk in the Moshava and see everyone in costume!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
If I were going to dobie this thread, my subject line would be "Ham Sammich!".
But I'm not going to do that.
Posted by AntiCool (Member # 7386) on :
Noemon, I think what you did is the perfect way to dobie threads. I will follow your example from here on out.
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I'm not sure why not.