{"id":1914,"date":"2017-03-10T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2017-11-07T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:40:21","slug":"purim-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/purim-basket\/","title":{"rendered":"Purim Basket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Purim (\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd) is a fun festival, probably the kids` favorite one. The holiday of \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd commemorates the saving of the Jews from Haman, who planned to kill them back in the Persian Empire during the fourth century BCE. Although it happened many years ago, we still celebrate it happily. Who wouldn&#8217;t enjoy a festival that includes costumes, alcoholic beverages, traditional food, and gifts?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1919\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1919\" class=\" wp-image-1919\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05de-262x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05de-262x350.jpg 262w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05de-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05de-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05de.jpg 1892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purim basket (photo by Ayana)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The story of the deliverance of the Jews and the defeat of Haman, as it recounted in The Book of Esther, includes some interesting commandments. One of them is the Purim basket (\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea). \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea is an essential part of the observance of \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, as it appears in the bible:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd &#8230; \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e8, \u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1; \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc &#8230; \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b6\u05d4\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4, \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1; \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4, \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc, \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd.<\/p>\n<p>[\u05d0\u05e1\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d8, \u05d9\u05d8, \u05db\u05d1]<\/p>\n<p>That is why Jews &#8230; observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other &#8230; and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>[The Book of Esther, chapter 9, 19-22]<\/p>\n<p>The commandment in Hebrew declares: \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s break it down:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 means a delivery.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea means dishes. Not the serving containers made of china, ceramic or glass, but the<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>edible substance inside them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 means man, person, adult.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 means friend. \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc means to his friend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc basically means a delivery of dishes from a person to his friend.<\/p>\n<p>The single and plural distinction takes essential place in this edict exegesis. Jewish scholars affirmed that a person must send a gift, containing at least two dishes, to at least one friend, to observe the commandment. The words \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 and \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 appear in the single form, hence a gift to one friend is enough. The word \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea however appears in its plural form, henceforth the gift should contains at least two dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Rabi Moses Ben Maimon (a famous influential Jewish scholar from the 12th century) announced in his book that two dishes of food to one friend is compulsory, but sending more gifts to more friends is even better. And so we do today. The religious people send many gifts of food to friends, neighbors and family. Some of them add wine to the gift, so the receiver can observe another commandment of the holiday: to feast and drink. The non religious people usually leave this commandment to the kids. The kids of course prefer gifts of candies and sweets, which they deliver to friends and soldiers. They don&#8217;t know which soldier will receive their \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea, but every year they bring one extra basket to school, to which they attach a short letter to the anonymous soldier. A special non-profit organization sends the gifts to the IDF soldiers, and they in return send a short thank you letter to the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers are not the only one that should enjoy such a present in \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. Most of today Rabies exhort their followers to send \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea to new immigrants, the sick, and elderly persons. Because one of the \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea purposes is to ensure that everyone will have enough food to feast at \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. The second purpose is to spread joy and brotherhood among our people. A basket full of delicacies can cheer everyone up, and a gift always brings people together.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to cheer up is to watch this funny supermarket chain\u2019s commercial, that was broadcasted two years ago during Purim:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9 \u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e6&#039;\u05d5\u05e7\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9\u05dd\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3KrtrxS1LBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Purim = \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n<p>The Book of Esther = \u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05c5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 (me-gi-lat ester)<\/p>\n<p>Deliverance = \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 (ge-u-la)<\/p>\n<p>Commandment = \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 (Mitzvah)<\/p>\n<p>Purim basket = \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea (mish-lo-ach ma-not)<\/p>\n<p>Delivery = \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d7\u05b7 (mish-lo-ach)<\/p>\n<p>Dish = \u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 (ma-na)<\/p>\n<p>Dishes = \u00a0\u05de\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u00a0 (ma-not)<\/p>\n<p>Person = \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 (ish)<\/p>\n<p>Persons = \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd (a-na-shim)<\/p>\n<p>Friend (archaic use) = \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7 (re-ah)<\/p>\n<p>Friend (modern use) = \u05d7\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05e8 (ha-ver)<\/p>\n<p>Friends = \u05d7\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05e8\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd (ha-ve-rim)<\/p>\n<p>** For 3 DIY Purim basket read <a href=\"http:\/\/xnet.ynet.co.il\/articles\/0,7340,L-4930954,00.html\">this<\/a> article. **<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1921\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1921\" class=\"wp-image-1921\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-350x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-350x260.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purim basket for sale in the supermarket (photo by Ayana)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-350x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-350x260.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2017\/03\/\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7-\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Purim (\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd) is a fun festival, probably the kids` favorite one. The holiday of \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd commemorates the saving of the Jews from Haman, who planned to kill them back in the Persian Empire during the fourth century BCE. Although it happened many years ago, we still celebrate it happily. 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