Ceremony and Celebration Family Edition, The Hagim, Purim, From the Thought of Rabbi Sacks
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I am proud to be part of a people who, though scarred and traumatised, never lost their humour or their faith, their ability to laugh at present troubles and still believe in ultimate redemption, who saw human history as a journey, and never stopped travelling and searching. I am proud to be part of an age in which my people, ravaged by the worst crime ever to be committed against a people, responded by reviving a land, recovering their sovereignty, rescuing threatened Jews throughout the world, rebuilding Jerusalem, and proving themselves to be as courageous in the pursuit of peace as in defending themselves in war.
A Letter in the Scroll, 228–229
❖ Points to Ponder
- How are humour and faith connected?
- What is the “ultimate redemption”? Have we reached it yet?
- What lessons can we learn both from Purim and from our ongoing journey through Jewish history?