The Feast of Purim 2008
The Feast of Purim
a Special Festive Meal
we celebrate the Purim holiday with a special festive meal, the Feast of Purim 2008. Find out more about this and other Purim activites and customs.As on all festivals, we celebrate the Purim holidaywith a special festive meal, the Feast of Purim 2008on Friday, March 21, during the morning, when family and friends gather together to rejoice in the Purim spirit. This year the Purim Festival ends on Friday afternoon. Since this year the Purim holiday ends right before the Shabbat, on Friday, March 21, in the afternoon, we are especially careful to avoid any violations of the sanctity of the Shabbat. The Feast of Purim is eaten in the morning -- so that we will have a hearty appetite for the traditional Friday evening Shabbat meal. The other mitzvot of the Festival of Purim are completed early enough on Friday afternoon to allow for the proper preparation for the Shabbat.
Send Gifts of Food on the Purim Holiday
On the Purim festival we emphasize the importance of Jewish unity and friendship by sending shaloch manos, gifts of food to friends. Send a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (for example, pastry, fruit, beverage), to at least one friend during the daytime of the Purim festival, Friday, March 25.It is proper that men send to men and women to women. Sending these gifts should be done through a third party. Children, in addition to sending their own gifts of food, make enthusiastic messengers.
Give Gifts to the Needy
on the Purim Festival
Concern for the needy is a year-round responsibility for the Jew. On the Purim holiday, particularly, it is a special mitzvah to remember the poor. Give charity to at least two, but preferably more, needy individuals on the Purim Festival, Friday, March 21, during the daytime.The mitzvah is best fulfilled by giving directly to the needy. If, however, you cannot find poor people, place at least several coins into pushkas (charity boxes). Even small children should fulfill this mitzvah.
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