Purim for Dummies
Response #1
R1 (11:34:55 PM): PURIM!
R1 (11:35:31 PM): a jewish holiday
R1 (11:35:32 PM): One popular custom at Purim is mishloach manot, which means "sending of gifts" in Hebrew, and matanot la-evyonim, "gifts for the poor." By sending gifts and inviting people to our festive Purim meal, we share our joy with them. If you have close Jewish friends, you might want to consider sending them a fruit basket at Purim. This may give you an opportunity to tell them that you appreciate their Jewishness because your own Messiah is Jewish!
R1 (11:36:11 PM): Purim, celebrated on March 11-12 this year, is one of the most joyous of all Jewish holidays. In Hebrew, "Purim" means "lots," because of the lots cast by Haman: ". . . because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them" (Esther 9:24).Purim commemorates God's miraculous delivery of His people from destruction by the evil Haman.
R1 (11:36:24 PM): there you go
R1 (11:36:25 PM): ;-)
R1 (11:36:33 PM): you know how i love jews
Response #2
R2 (12:55:43 AM): purim is some jewfest where we all get drunk and one of the things you do is drive baskets of stuff around to your neighbors and friends
Response #3
R3 (1:51:58 AM): haha, if you want i'll give you a crash course of purim at some point during the weekend. Think of it as the Jewish Halloween ;-)
R1 (11:34:55 PM): PURIM!
R1 (11:35:31 PM): a jewish holiday
R1 (11:35:32 PM): One popular custom at Purim is mishloach manot, which means "sending of gifts" in Hebrew, and matanot la-evyonim, "gifts for the poor." By sending gifts and inviting people to our festive Purim meal, we share our joy with them. If you have close Jewish friends, you might want to consider sending them a fruit basket at Purim. This may give you an opportunity to tell them that you appreciate their Jewishness because your own Messiah is Jewish!
R1 (11:36:11 PM): Purim, celebrated on March 11-12 this year, is one of the most joyous of all Jewish holidays. In Hebrew, "Purim" means "lots," because of the lots cast by Haman: ". . . because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them" (Esther 9:24).Purim commemorates God's miraculous delivery of His people from destruction by the evil Haman.
R1 (11:36:24 PM): there you go
R1 (11:36:25 PM): ;-)
R1 (11:36:33 PM): you know how i love jews
Response #2
R2 (12:55:43 AM): purim is some jewfest where we all get drunk and one of the things you do is drive baskets of stuff around to your neighbors and friends
Response #3
R3 (1:51:58 AM): haha, if you want i'll give you a crash course of purim at some point during the weekend. Think of it as the Jewish Halloween ;-)
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