Purim is probably one of the favorite holidays in the Jewish year - costumes, feasts and the flow of wine make it a merry holiday indeed.
Queen Esther is the heroine of this holiday and one of the most popular costumes for little girls in Israel. She was the beautiful Jewish woman selected by the King of Persia to be his wife. After she became queen, she begged the king to save her people from Haman's wicked plan to destroy them. He did, and thus the Jews were saved.
But did you know that Esther might have been a vegan? Apparently Queen Esther was said to have lived on seeds and nuts because she could not get kosher food at the king's palace.
My friend and fellow blogger at Daled Amos shared a delightful version of the Purim story - I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
As Purim is about Jews in Persian and how they avoided extermination, the comparison to Israel's relations to Iran today is hard to resist.
Most people compare Haman, the evil assistant to king Achashverosh who plotted to kill all Jews in Persia, to current day Ahmadinejad which calls for the destruction of Israel. While Ahmadinejad the the radical regime in Iran is all about destruction - the people are a different story.
When you raise your glass this Purim wish the people of Iran the courage to break free.
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