A Purim Primer

I knew about the Amalaks but nothing much of how it ties in with Purim. Interesting stuff:
http://www.slate.com/id/2246139. The author gets it right when he mentions, "context" when viewing Purim or really anything else when it comes to religion. One pet peeve is the habit of Christian ministers to adopt an Old Testament story to the New Testament, either disregarding the context of the original tale or coming up with a convenient application to whatever message they wish to convey. I suppose the same is true in other faiths and it is certainly true when viewing fanatical Muslims and their hair brained interpretation of jihad or paradise (we touched on this a few weeks past).

Mrs. Bulba and yours truly have been invited to attend the first night of Passover at a good friend's home again, with the holiday coming in about a month. It's not a bad way to spend an evening and I even got to read one of the parts last year and didn't screw up. At the break, some pretty good chow, even some stuff that wasn't overly vegetarian or politically correct--not exactly a Young Republican confab at one of these things. Anyway, a Seder reminds of the rich heritage of Judaism and how much more serious Jews understand their religion, even if they're highly secular, compared to the vast majority of Christians. Also, mindful that they're missing out on some damn good eating when it comes to that shit about no pork chops and fried shrimp.

BTW: pictured above is Ashely Geller. She's Jewish and is having some wholesome Purim fun. See what you're missing, you bacon eating goyem? Shalom, amigos.