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2/1/25 I was standing in the kitchen, making a cup of coffee. While doing this, I was thinking about my problems and sorrows. I thought about my secret, my calling for my life, the writing I know I'm called to do, and the backlash this writing will undeniably cause. I was fearing that backlash. "How am I going to do these things?" I asked myself. Then I heard in my spirit someone shout: PURIM! as if to comment on those thoughts. I don't know what Purim means, except it's some Jewish holiday. I googled, "What does it mean to shout Purim?" AI returned the following:

"Shouting Purim" refers to the Jewish tradition of making loud noises, often with noisemakers called "graggers," whenever the name "Haman" is mentioned during the reading of the Book of Esther on the holiday of Purim; this act is meant to symbolically "blot out" the name of the villainous Haman from the story, representing the triumph over evil and celebrating the Jewish people's deliverance.

Key points about shouting Purim:

• The story of Purim: The story of Purim is about Queen Esther, who bravely confronts the evil Haman to save the Jewish people from a planned massacre.
• The noisemaker practice: When Haman's name is read during the Megillah (the scroll containing the Book of Esther), people shout, clap, stamp their feet, and use graggers to drown out his name.
• Symbolic meaning: This practice is symbolic of actively rejecting and denouncing evil.

* Purim 2025 will take place on, Adar 14th, 5785 (Hebrew calendar). Purim begins at night, on March 13, 2025 and ends on March 14, 2025 at the end of the day.  

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