Happy Purim!

[Naraht]

For all of the Jews out there in TZ land, Happy Purim! Hope you drink responsibly, eat lots of Hamantashen, and have a great time!

For those of you wondering, Purim...like a number of Jewish holidays...celebrates how the bad ppl tried to kill all of the Jews, didn't, and now we're gonna eat! =D

[Danielle]

Aw, c'mon! We said Merry Christmas to you guys! :D

Yup! Purim is a time to feast, be happy, and get so drunk, you don't know the difference between the bad guys and the good guys! Heck, you don't know you're own name, much less their names! :p

So.........ah........who wants to send me a gift? :D

[killercroc]

Originally posted by Danielle
Aw, c'mon! We said Merry Christmas to you guys! :D

Yup! Purim is a time to feast, be happy, and get so drunk, you don't know the difference between the bad guys and the good guys! Heck, you don't know you're own name, much less their names! :p

So.........ah........who wants to send me a gift? :D

Hey, you've already had 12 nights of gifts! Anyway, yeah, happy Purim. After reading your description of it I might just celebrate myself.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Danielle
Aw, c'mon! We said Merry Christmas to you guys! :D

Well, we just don't want to step on any toes. ;)

So, Happy Purim!

[The Penguin]

Well then, Happy Purim! to all of my Jewish TZ buddies.

I got you folks the same thing you got me for Christmas. ;)

[Failure]

Happy Purim to the jewish folks out there!

[Danielle]

Originally posted by The Penguin

I got you folks the same thing you got me for Christmas. ;)

Oh, yay. I've always wanted a red-and-green striped toothpick. Thanks, Penguin! :p

[DR. BELCH]

My fouth ex celebrates Jewish holidays, although she is't technically Jewish or a convert. Her take on it is, if not for Catholic antiSemitism in the Middle Ages , we'd all be celebrating such things as Rosh Hashana and Hannukah more widely. I-iiii-iii-ii-interesting logic. :rolleyes: I suppose I should drop her a line and see what she's up to these days.
Though that name--sounds like either a diet drink or something you feed a puppy.... ;)
Danielle--if you want a gift, click my website and pick your own. We have a lovely special this month on peanut butter nutrition bars, and I'm pretty sure they're kosher-friendly.... :D

[The Penguin]

Originally posted by Danielle
Oh, yay. I've always wanted a red-and-green striped toothpick. Thanks, Penguin! :p

You're welcome. :p

[Mattashell]

Is it Purim today? When I was in college, the Jewish kids threw a big Purim party for everyone, with a keg of beer and several jugs of Meneshevitz. Then someone would shout out "Mortichi" or "Hamen" and we would cheer or boo respectively until we pretended to forgot who to cheer and boo for. Heh maybe I'll seek out some cheap, sugar-sweetened wine tonight.

[Naraht]

Yup, tis lots of fun!

For those of you who want a more indepth story, it's basically the Book of Esther...which I believe is also in the Christian Bible, available everywhere....=O

[ccffan01]

Purim Party my house Ill bring the Things that you spin and make noise.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by ccffan01
Purim Party my house Ill bring the Things that you spin and make noise.

GROGGERS!

Woohoo! Drunken costume party @ ccffan01's! Lets PARTY!

[Mattashell]

I'm drinking my first glass right now.

MORTICHAI!

[Manhunter]

To all my Jewish friends here, happy Purim!

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Happy Purim, everybody!

Now, Danielle, you say you want a gift? >=)

*rushes out and comes back in with a man-eating crocedile* Here you go...I should warn you, it's hungry.

And get drunk for me, okay? Or at least think of me is you manage to snag something with a bit of al-key-hol in it. :P

[Joe Wagner]

Happy Purim to all of my Jewish TZ'er friends out there. Enjoy!

-Joe!

[ccffan01]

Get that lampshade of your head!

[Squall]

I thought that Jews weren't allowed to drink, period. I'm obviously wrong here, but that's what I was told by a few Jewish friends of mine. Can they only drink on Purim, or can they drink whenever, like Christians? Or does it depend on what denomination of Judaism you belong to?

What's the backstory on Purim? I don't know anything about it. Teach me, please! :)

[DR. BELCH]

Squall's qery makes a great segue into mine--dietary restrictions. Is the rule about Jews being prohibited from eating pork still practiced, or is it out of date (llike Catholics and meat on Fridays)? As for drinking, well, that's mostly the Catholics again--other Christian denominations, like Lutherans, lean more towards temperance....

[ccffan01]

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