Purim was celebrated in Moscow

On March 6 and 7, one of the most funny Jewish holidays was celebrated - Purim , or the holiday of the lot. The celebrations on this occasion were held in Moscow, the press service of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia (Feor) said. About 2,000 people gathered on a holiday at the Moscow Jewish Jewish Commun Center.

On this Jewish holiday, it is customary to dress up in carnival costumes, dance and give gifts. The Jews have been celebrating Purim for more than two thousand years. It was on this day, according to legend, the Jews were saved from the Persians.

The chief rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar addressed the community.

“Purim is a holiday that plays a very important role in the life of each of us, because Purim is a miracle, but such a miracle, whose obviousness does not immediately become clear,” he said. “When it happened, no one yet knew that God helps the Jewish people through some“ coincidences ”and“ randomness ”. However, when the Jewish people were saved, they all understood that God was interfering with every little thing to bring in order to bring in order to bring it to bring salvation to your people. "

“So often happens to us,” Berl Lazar continued, “we see that we have troubles, that some things do not go the same as we would like, and we don’t understand why God did just why he could not do it differently? We should understand that there is no hand in this. Nothing happens in our life by accident, nothing happens just like that,” the main rabbi decides for us.

Before reading from the book, Megilat Esther (scroll Esther), Berl Lazar wished the audience well to learn the lesson that they would hear. "We do not need to make decisions for God, we need to make everything that He does, because we are sure that all this is for the better. Because we know that God loves us and will always do what we need." Concluding the appeal, the chief rabbi wished the participants in the celebration of a cheerful Purim, as well as a cheerful and joyful year.

After Berl Lazar read the Esther scroll, the musical part of the holiday began. The ensemble "Klezmsters", circus artists, sang Evgeny Valevich, and children and adults were dancing Jewish dances. Simultaneously with the program for the elders in the amphitheater, there was a program for young people, at which they showed a high pima-fashion, entertained the audience with fun contests and attractions. The evening ended with a festive concert with the participation of the Moral Code group and fireworks.