"Purim" Celebration

Hi Friendly People,
    This is a Jewish celebration that was taken from the story in Esther. The Jewish people are saved from an evil man, Haman,  whose intent is to completely destroy the Jewish population; in particular, Mordecai. Mordecai is saved by the King and  instead Haman is himself  hung on the very gallows he prepares for others' defeat.
   We could see this celebration as an ongoing "God's deliverance" from the hand of Haman in our own lives. We all, at one time in our lives will face a Haman, with  fear of our certain destruction. God then becomes our only rescuer. We could see ourselves through Queen Esther as the conduit of God's purpose to free others, as she was obedient to do. Some of us might be called to be a Mordecai, who is the encourager of others to do great deeds of bravery and submission.
   Please read through this short book and find your role at present in the scheme of God's plan. Pray and ask God how He would use you, and what He would like your role to be in the deliverance of Haman from your circumstances and the lives of those around you.

Esther 9

V19 Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for rejoicing and feasting and sending portions of food to one another.

V22 Because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

V28 So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and these days of Purim were not to fail from among the Jews, or their memory fade from their descendants.

On this day they read the book of Esther and when the name Haman comes they are to boo, hiss, stomp their feet and rattle a "gaggers" so as to blot out his evil name.
Some commandments to the celebration are:
Eat, drink and be merry
send out gifts of food and drink
make gifts to charity (shalach manos)
carnival like celebrations, plays,and parodies, beauty contests. Some call these celebrations the Jewish mardi-gras.

Haman's Pockets cookies

2/3 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup orange juice (non pulp)

1 cup white flour

1 cup wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp Cinnamon

various preserves, poppy seed and prunes for the filling

Mix butter and sugar, add egg mix, add orange juice, add flour alternating white and wheat 1/2 cup at a time, add baking powder, add cinnamon.
Roll between two wax paper cooking sheets. Cut out 3 or 4 inch circles. Folding sides over to make a triangle making sure the mixture is only showing by a small hole in center. Also, don't let it bubble over.
Bake at 350 degrees for15-20 minutes until golden
For gluten free recipe
2 cups buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup milled flaxseed, reduce baking powder to 1 tsp
                                                                                 
                                                           
                                                      supposed to look like Haman's hat

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