In short
Purim celebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia told in the Book of Esther. Its theme is hiddenness: God's name never appears in the Megillah, and the deliverance arrives through timing and human choice rather than open miracle. The day has four obligations: hearing the Megillah, mishloach manot, matanot la'evyonim and a festive meal.
Happy Purim, friends 🤍
How can I even put into words what Purim feels like this year.
I am literally editing this in my costume, sitting on the floor of a bomb shelter.
It feels like here, in Israel, we are living inside history.
Purim this year feels 10,000x more real. More alive. The timing is epic.
Hiddenness
Purim is the holiday of hiddenness.
In the
Book of Esther
, Hashem’s Name is not mentioned once. Not once.
Everything looks political. Strategic. Human.
Yesterday I saw rockets intercepted over our skies.
I watch videos of missiles being laser-intercepted mid-air, exploding into cosmic bursts of light.
Yes, they are man-made machines.
But I see the miracles of Am Yisrael being guarded.
I see Hashem hiding inside the façade of futuristic technology.
The timing of this Purim makes it impossible not to see beyond the veil.
Or Chadash — A New Light
The Sefarim explain that on Purim there is an
Or Chadash
, a new light that enters the world every year. This is spiritual revelation of new Torah. A new light within you.
Individually and collectively, this is a day when we can pray from our depths.
When the big prayer in your heart can storm the heavens and bring down a new light to the world. Do itttttt.
Yom Kippur Is “Like” Purim
We think Purim is all fun and games but it is literally sooooooo holy.
The Zohar teaches that Yom HaKippurim means Yom K’Purim, a day like Purim.
Even the holiest fast day is only like Purim.
On Yom Kippur we transcend the body through fasting.
On Purim we elevate the body.
We eat.
We drink.
We give.
We celebrate physically.
Purim reveals that physical reality itself can hold Divine light.
V’nahafoch Hu — The Great Reversal
“ונהפוך הוא” — it was completely turned upside down.
The gallows built for Mordechai hang Haman.
Esther, the hidden queen, becomes the voice of salvation.
A day meant for annihilation becomes a day of joy.
Purim reveals a core Jewish truth:
The darkness is the seed of light.
What looks like the end may be the turning point.
It could not feel more true with the war right now.
Why Purim Remains After Mashiach
There is a teaching that when Mashiach comes, all holidays will fall away except Purim.
Why?
Because Purim reveals something deeper than revealed miracles.
In the Messianic era, open miracles will no longer shock us. Divinity will be obvious.
But Purim is about finding God when He is hidden.
And even in a perfected world, that depth remains eternal.
Esther — Feminine Redemption
Esther does not fight with swords.
She uses timing.
Silence.
Strategy.
Emotional intelligence.
Her power is concealed. Patient.
Redemption does not always come through force.
Sometimes it comes through feminine wisdom that is steady, intuitive, and courageous.
The Four Mitzvot — A Loving Reminder
Today we do four things:
Mishloach Manot — sending food gifts to friends
Matanot La’evyonim — giving to those in need
Hearing the Megillah twice, at night and by day. If you cannot be in shul, read it.
A festive meal
And the unofficial mitzvah:
Ad D’Lo Yada — drinking until you do not know the difference between “cursed Haman” and “blessed Mordechai.”
Not recklessness.
Transcendence.
I am on my way to a Purim party, signing this off from the bomb shelter.
Yes, even during war.
Joy is resistance.
Purim’s joy is not escapism. It is a declaration.
Our spirit will not be dictated by anxiety.
May everything that looks dark flip.
May everything hidden reveal its light.
May Hashem protect all our soldiers and give strength to every single one of us.
May we merit to see the great reversal in our days.
Happy Purim 🤍 I love you.
Written by Yarin Weltsman (Queen Yarin)
About Yarin →Questions people ask
What are the four mitzvot of Purim?+
Hearing the Megillah at night and again by day, sending food gifts to friends, giving to those in need, and eating a festive meal.
Why is Yom Kippur called a day like Purim?+
The Zohar reads Yom HaKippurim as Yom K'Purim, a day like Purim. On Yom Kippur the body is transcended through fasting; on Purim the body itself is elevated.
