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The Essence of Purim: Be REAL!
Shalom and Happy Purim, everybody!! Rabbi E here, with the briefest of messages...but with the most important message (I believe) of Purim itself. (And of life.) BE REAL. No faking: no deep fake, no shallow fake. Be REAL. Even the custom of dressing up, or masquerading, on Purim is really about directing us to look for and discover what's REAL and TRUE behind the "mask" of nature, or seemingly random events in our life and in the world at large: There is a G-d who created this good and beautiful world, and He guides it even when He seems "hidden" at times. He created us in His image, and our souls are good and pure and true. (The wine we drink on Purim is meant to open us up, and reveal the pure and real goodness within.) The force of evil in this world--internal and external--tries to blind us to what's real and true: that force is itself the real "deep faker!" Let's not fall for his deep fake. Purim celebrates the ultimate triumph of good over evil, of light over darkness, of purpose over "randomness" of holiness over blind naturalism...of REAL over FAKE. I'll drink to that!
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