FRIDAY-SHABBAT RETREAT #84 - MITZPEH RAMON
12.03.2022
I participated in this Shishi Shabbat adventure just a few days before Purim –one of the most fun Jewish holidays, where we are commanded to rejoice, from the beginning of the month! At the same time, we can’t ignore our current reality when, the third week of war which makes it almost impossible to rejoice. But we did it! We left the city for two whole days, to hike in the Negev and spend Shabbat in wonderful Mitzpe Ramon. We disconnected from our nightmarish reality and immersed ourselves in the atmosphere of Purim - with Raphael and Lidia’s help, we searched for secret meanings behind the familiar letters of Esther's scroll and reenacted the episodes very cleverly on Friday night!
Everything repeats itself - here we have Haman again on the stage, filled with malice, and here we have the Jewish (and not only!) people who suffer from oppression.
But the past teaches that everyone who once wanted to destroy the Jews, disappeared into history. Time passes, but we must continue to remember the actions of tyrants and dictator, so that history does not repeat itself!
Therefore, we talked a lot about history, and, of course, we had lots of fun, sang, made new friends, explored and just had a great time!
It seems to me that the amount of laughter, warmth and joy that we had on Shabbat should be enough for us for the entire month of Adar. And maybe for the next month too!
Liza D.
I participated in this Shishi Shabbat adventure just a few days before Purim –one of the most fun Jewish holidays, where we are commanded to rejoice, from the beginning of the month! At the same time, we can’t ignore our current reality when, the third week of war which makes it almost impossible to rejoice. But we did it! We left the city for two whole days, to hike in the Negev and spend Shabbat in wonderful Mitzpe Ramon. We disconnected from our nightmarish reality and immersed ourselves in the atmosphere of Purim - with Raphael and Lidia’s help, we searched for secret meanings behind the familiar letters of Esther's scroll and reenacted the episodes very cleverly on Friday night! Everything repeats itself - here we have Haman again on the stage, filled with malice, and here we have the Jewish (and not only!) people who suffer from oppression. But the past teaches that everyone who once wanted to destroy the Jews, disappeared into history. Time passes, but we must continue to remember the actions of tyrants and dictator, so that history does not repeat itself! Therefore, we talked a lot about history, and, of course, we had lots of fun, sang, made new friends, explored and just had a great time! It seems to me that the amount of laughter, warmth and joy that we had on Shabbat should be enough for us for the entire month of Adar. And maybe for the next month too!
Liza D.
