Friday, January 18, 2008
Cali's Queen Esther Birthday party!!!
8:41 AM
Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the salvation of the Persian Jews from Haman's evil plot to have them all killed. The highest point of the celebration is the reading of the story of Queen Esther. Sometimes it is acted out with costumes or puppets. It is tradition for the guest to use noise makers (gragar as they are called in Hebrew) to make as much noise as possible whenever Haman's name is mentioned in the story. The purpose being to stamp, drown, or blot out Haman's name which comes from the book of Deuteronomy which says, "You shall blot out the memory of the Amalekites (Haman's people) from under the heavens."
Cali turned 4 years old. She wanted to celebrate by being "Queen Esther" at her birthday party. She attempted to share the entire story of Esther after daddy read about the Feast of Purim - but when everyone made so much noise at the mention of Haman she continued to start back at the beginning and couldn't finish... the stomping and shouting were too distracting. : ) She was very blessed by the evening and we were happy to do something for her that she has talked about for months. To God be the Glory!!!
"For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!!!" Esther 4:14
"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalm 118:1
Craig & Paula & Jolyn
Sweethearts
February 2009
Cali Tyler Hess
