[stylist] a poem

[Barbara Hammel]

Why is Purim like our Halloween as Lori said?
Barbara

Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
coldest hearts.

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From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 7:27 PM
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> Purim usually falls in March.  Sometimes in February.  Like Lori said, the 
> calendar is lunar so dates change every year.  The holiday of Sukkot has 
> nothing to do with Purim and is always in September or October.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
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>
> Ah, I thought Esther's Feast of Purim came in March! Thanks for the good
> information! And Happy Feast!--Shalom, Susan
>
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> Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
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> Esther's celebration is Purim, which occurs in March.   Look at that one 
> as
> our Halloween, but it commemorates Esther's saving of the Jewish people
> from certain death.
>
> This is the feast of booths right now.   That is a harvest festival
> (October, or thereabouts).   Our calendar is lunar, with leap months seven
> times
> every nineteen years.   I was born in a leap month, so I haven't had as 
> many
>
> birthdays in the Hebrew calendar as you might think.
> Lori
> In a message dated 10/2/09 11:05:03 PM, poetlori8 at msn.com writes:
>
>
>>
>> Is Sukkot the feast of the booths? You know, the one they were
>> celebrating
>> in Esther, I think? Uh, the harvest?
>> Barbara
>>
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