Sabbath Before Purim Called `Shabat Zachor'
BY RABBI SAMUEL FOX
special portion from the
Pentateuch to the usual
The Sabbath before reading for that Sabbath.
Purim is referred to as This is a portion where the
children of Israel are com-
Shabat Zachor.
On this Sabbath it has manded to remember the
been ordained by the rabbis fiendish attack of Amalek
that all synagogues add a upon the wandering tribes
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25:17-19).
This portion begins with
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the word "Zachor" which
means to "remember" or to
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"bear in mind." What is in-
volved here is not just the in-
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for the Jews of that period.
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related to the story of
Purim.
It is designed to remind
us of the evil that lurks in
the hearts of men and
which seeks to destroy us
and would destroy us were
it not for the Grace of the
Almighty.
Since the festival of
Purim is one which is dedi-
cated to the victory over that
evil, the portion of the Torah
which bids us to beware of
this evil is read on the Sab-
bath before Purim. Since
this portion begins with the
word "Zachor," the Sabbath
is named as the Sabbath Za-
chor or the Sabbath (on
which we read) Parshath
Zachor.
The Purim feast is de-
layed until the late after-
noon instead of taking place
earlier like theleast of other
festivals.
There are a number of
reasons advanced for the
timing of the Feast of
Purim. Many claim that
this was done so that the
people would see to it that
they distributed gifts to the
poor and exchanged "por-
tions" with their friends
during the earliest part of
the day. Delaying the feast
to the late afternoon gives
them a chance to do this.
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their meals can be con-
sumed earlier in the day.
On Purim it may be done,
and actually should be
done on the holiday.
Some claim that the feast
was ordained partially to
commemorate the feast to
which Esther invited the
King and Haman. Her feast
took place in the late after-
noon because all Jews were
fasting for three days and
she did not participate in
the feast until the last two
hours of the day.
Since the feast served to
be the turning point of Jew-
ish destiny, our current
Feast of Purim is delayed
until late in the day to re-
mind us of the circumst-
ances of Esther's historic
parties which brought about
the salvation of her people.
(Elijah, Gaon of Vilna.)
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festivals charity and gifts
have to be dispensed be-
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