Why We Drink on Purim

Tech Tribe Dispatch #15

Don't forget, Millennial Purim is this Wednesday evening!

Think: On Purim the Jewish people confronted their archetypical enemy Amalek, the forbearer of Haman. The presence of Amalek is one within each and every one of us. It's the cynical voice that seeks to cool us off from our passion for goodness and G-dliness. "Do a mitzvah," it says, "but why be so excited about it?"  

The evil decrees of Purim came about when the Jewish people placed their hope for survival in that cold, rational place - feeling that only by placing their hope and destiny in the hands of Achashveirosh, the ruler of Persia - would they achieve their salvation. The response? Mordechai and Esther didn't turn to lobbyists and their own prowess as influencers within the royal court. Instead the fasted, prayed, and gathered Jewish children in Public to proclaim their pride.

The redemption of Purim, then, came about only through the realization that it is through our unity, our bond to the Creator, that we can remain as a people. 

This is why, on Purim, we drink until we don't know the difference between Mordechai and Haman. We transcend the logical realm where Amalek can take root, and touch a level within ourselves, a level within the divine, where our essential unity is found. We go out of ourselves, confirming the transcendent existence of the Jewish people.

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Watch: How Hamantashen are made. If you haven't seen it check out A Night At The Garden