Feeding Jews for a good reason: how to celebrate properly

Hard to believe, but these gentlemen have fulfilled a religious duty.

Jews around the world celebrated the festival of Purim this week. The rescue of the people from assassination in the Persian kingdom is remembered. In 357 BC The minister Haman had forged the plan to kill all the Jews of the empire in one day.

His Jewish opponent Mordecai prevented this plan with his niece Esther – and saved his people from ruin.

Truly a reason to celebrate!

While children are comparing themselves on Purim, adults are also to drink alcohol. Much alcohol. Because on this day, according to early Judaic sources, one should drink the wine until one can no longer distinguish between “Cursed be Haman” and “Blessed be Mordecai”.

That’s what these orthodox Jews did in Jerusalem.

On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of Israelis dressed up and went partying. At the end of the day, as usual, quite a few believing Jews were seen sleeping off their intoxication.