Nourishing Body & Soul
by Sharon Rosenblum
Purim
Spring is around the corner! That means it is time for the Festival of Purim, a time filled with fun celebrations and delicious foods. This is a time when we remember Queen Esther and her commitment to her people, the Jews. According to http://www.beingjewish.com/, “Purim is about how God is hidden in everything. God performs miracles for us, all behind the scenes.” The main people in the Purim story are the King, Queen Esther, Mordecai, and Haman. It was during the time that the Jews were in Exile in Babylon, after the destruction of the first Holy Temple. Cyrus, King of Persia, had permitted the Jews to rebuild the Holy Temple. His usurper/successor, King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), put a halt to the rebuilding. He felt it would diminish his own power.
Sharon Rosenblum
adopted a Gluten Free and Whole Food lifestyle and is adept at modifying recipes to suit different dietary needs. A healthy approach to eating also serves her as an Empath and Intuitive. Eating “clean” foods brings clarity when working with her guides and spirit. And, her joints are no longer achy or sore. Sharon is an Assistant Editor on our Star Nations Magazine Executive Staff and has her own editing business—The Feathering Quill. FB: The Feathering Quill
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a result, God decreed a warning against them as a reminder of their duties to God. At this party, the King got angry at Queen Vashti, and he had her killed. He searched for a new queen, and finally chose Hadassah, a Jewess. The Persians of the palace, however, called her Esther, after Ishtar/Astarte/Easter, who personified, to the Persians, beauty. What they did not know was that God had manipulated them in giving this nickname as well, for in Hebrew “Esther” means hidden. Haman then came into power as the King appointed Haman as viceroy. Haman decided to have all Jews killed. Mordecai, a prophet, refused to kneel down before Haman who wore an idol
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The King began to consolidate his kingdom, and when he was done he made an enormous party for all his subjects. He also exhibited the utensils from the Holy Temple and boasted about his own prowess. The Prophets and Sages declared it was forbidden to attend the party because of this denigration of the Holy Temple Vessels, but most Jews attended it anyway, out of fear of the king. As
