Purim - 100 Words
by Adam | Wednesday 1 November 2006
March 12, 2006
In Israel, Purim is celebrated in walled cities exactly one day later than the rest of the country. The logic of why always escapes me. Some interpretation of some text from sometime, much time before now. Thus my friends in Tel Aviv are hungover, because Purim was last night in Tel Aviv because Tel Aviv has no walls.
Tonight is Purim in Jerusalem because it has walls...although I'm really waiting for the political jab about walls going up around the country. My counterpoint would be that without these walls, there'd be no Purim. I don't know why my mind works this way.
Comments (1)
In the time of the purim story, those in Shushan, which was a walled city were given an extra day to defend themselves. Therefore, any city that was walled since that time (ie. Jerusalem) celebrates Purim on the 15th instead of the 14th.
Posted by sktexas | 1 February @ 13:17