Page 43 - HaMizrachi #7 Purim

The Fab Four

There are four mitzvot on Purim, all beginning with the
Hebrew letter mem – מ. Together they form the word
ממממ, mmmm… which I suppose would make M&Ms an
appropriate candy for Purim…
• ר ֵתּ ְס ֶא ת ַלִּג ְמ – Reading the Book of Esther out loud
• ה ָח ְמׁ ִשְו ה ֶתּׁ ְש ִמ – Having a festive meal and rejoicing
• תוֹנ ָמ ַחוֹלׁ ְש ִמ – Sending festive food gifts to friends
• םיִנוֹי ְב ֶא ָל תוֹנ ָתּ ַמ – Giving gifts (charity) to the poor

Traditionally, the book of Esther is read out loud at
synagogue twice on Purim: once at night and once during
the day. In Hebrew it is called Megillat Esther, which means
‘revealing the hidden.’

What is hidden in the story?

Well, G-d’s name is not mentioned at all. He is hidden. MIRUP DROW ELBMARCS
But the miraculous turn of events – from Haman wishing
to hang Mordechai and destroy the Jewish people to him Unscramble the following Purim words:
himself being hanged and the Jews winning the battle – HASSNUH
reveals that G-d was acting behind the scenes all the time. WOGALLS
The same is true in our own lives. Sometimes we don’t THAIVS
see G-d – perhaps when we’re sad or in trouble – but He NEUQE
is always there, ready to אוּה ךְוֹפ ֲהַנָו – to turn our situation TRYTOLE
around and make things better.
Now that you’ve unscrambled the above words, take
However, just like Mordechai and Esther, we have to act the highlighted letters and put one letter in each box
first. And never give up hope. below to get the answer to the following question:
What did the grape say when the
elephant stepped on it?
Nothing.

It just let out a little !