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PURIM
AND TZEDAKAH
Purim is a day of taking pleasure but it's also a day
of giving pleasure and doing good. We perform tzedakah
by donating food or money to at least two poor people,
and we practice Mishloah Manot or the "sending of gifts"
by bringing a basket of fruit or plate of sweet treats
to at least one friend. The custom is mentioned in the
book of Esther "make them days of feasting and joy,
of sending portions to one another." The silliness
associated with Purim is thus countered by the requirement
to thanks those that we might not usually thank and assist
those in our communities that need help the most.
The basket of fruit are from the Web Site of Alexei Antonov.
If you'd like information of the paining, check out his
Oil
Sketch #2"
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