I had to read about the celebration of Purim. Eating, drinking, singing, remembering how the good guys beat the bad guys… I’m not Jewish but it sounds like my kind of holiday. Freilichin Purim to all at LI!

Here’s a great YouTube video on the subject: Crash Course on Purim

I always love the Maccabeats’ Purim Song!

I had no idea that Tel Aviv was such a bustling place between the wars. It’s quite the cosmopolitan place now. Great video.

Nowadays, some “poor, aggrieved Palestinian” would strap a bomb to his kid and take him to the parade. Hell, even with all the outrages perpetrated by the old Nazi-loving Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, they could still hold a peaceful parade.

Oh, as far as the Book of Esther is concerned, that is completely lost on the Narcissist-in-Chief. In his world, the only Esther he ever heard about was was Fred Sandford’s sister-in-law. If Jerry Wright didn’t preach it – and I can find nothing in Esther that smacks of Liberation Theology – then Barack hasn’t heard about it.

Reading up on Esther I was intrigued to find a 2009 novel by Debra Sparks which places Esther in – of all places – Madison Wisconsin.

Other than that on the trad story , I’ve got to like Vashti who told the king to FO.

Are we allowed to have opinions on biblical characts or not ? if so , I should start reading .

Esther was a very beautiful woman, and Vashti probably was a bit of a harpy at times being privledged for so long. I was not surprised the King let her go. As for the lesson: Femininity in a patriarchal society is important. Conversely, in our modern day, Masculinity is important in a feminized (or matriarchal) society.