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What are the four precepts of Purim ?
We have four Mitzvot (precepts) that we fulfill on Purim, these were established by the Sanhedrin (the great assembly) and by the Prophets, and they are the following: 1- Reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther) All Jewish men and women are required to hear the reading of the Megillah twice, on the evening and day of Purim. 2- Celebrate a festive banquet and rejoice (Seudat Purim) We are obligated to celebrate Purim during the day with a festive meal, with drinks and wine (in moderation) in an atmosphere of joy and praise to the Creator for the great miracle....
Preparing the way to miracles
Today we welcome this beautiful and grand celebration: Hanukkah, "The Festival of Lights." We're just a few hours away from the start, and I'm sure most of you already have everything ready... "Hanukkah, oil, candles, and even the Sufganiyot." But it's also very important that we be spiritually and consciously prepared. So it would be good for us to go back in history and see what happened in those days, back then. Do you know why we celebrate with lights, especially by lighting the nine-branched candelabra? During the time of the second Beit Ha Mikdash (Second Great Temple) the Greek...