The One About the Secret of Purim
Tech Tribe Dispatch #195
This week’s Dispatch has been dedicated in memory of Dovid ben Aaron. לע"נ דוד בן אהרון לכבוד יום היארצייט שלו יג אדר
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💡 Think:
There are four ways we observe Purim: We listen to the megillah (At night and again during the day), give gifts of food to friends, charity to the poor and enjoy a festive meal.
Of the first and the last observance, recounting the story and sharing a feast, their connection to Purim seems logical. But what connection do gifts of food and charity have specifically to the holiday?
We can take a step back and looking at the deeper tensions of the day. Purim is the day that the Jewish people recommitted themselves to the Torah. If at Sinai, they were so overawed by the spiritual grandeur of the moment, but they could not help but accept the Torah.
On Purim, the situation was reversed, facing annihilation, exiled from the Holy Land and at the nadir of the Jewish experience, the Jews nevertheless still dedicated themselves to the Torah. This (re)dedication was accomplished through the unity of the Jewish people.
Thus the mitzvos of Purim are ones that focus on the unity we share, the gifts we send to our friends, the gifts we give to the poor.
May we celebrate Purim with joy ahead!1
There are many great causes to support this Purim. We’re giving to the Jewish Relief Network Ukraine.
🏃 DO:
🎭 Grab a ticket before they go up! Get set for Purim 1999 on Monday, March 6th!
🍷 Join the Purim Feast the next day, Tuesday March 7th, at Tech Tribe HQ!
🌇 Join us in Austin, Friday March 10th, for #openShabbat at SXSW, Havdalah at Brex, and our ARK Panel!
🎧 Listen:
Enjoy the delicious melody of R’ Shalom Charitonow’s Shoshanas Yaakov!
🎬 Watch:
💬 Saying:
"One who reads the Megillah backwards has not fulfilled his obligation" (Talmud, Megillah 17a)
”One who reads the Megillah backwards, thinking it does not apply to him or our lives today, does not fulfill his obligation.”
-The Baal Shem Tov
🎉 Mazel:
Mazel Tov to #ChaiSociety Member Chaim Adler on his engagement!
Mazel Tov Ronald Royce - Reb Reuvein - Hans on becoming a grandfather!
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📚 Read:
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🔎 Wikipedia’s ‘Supreme Court’ tackles alleged conspiracy to distort articles on Holocaust.
〰️ How the Internet Tracked Down the Designer of the Beloved Jazz Paper Cup.
🔥 Lit:
This week, light Shabbat candles in NYC at 5:31pm
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Based on a letter from Igros Kodesh, Vol 1. letter 140