PHOTOS: Dozens of local men and boys participated in an Avos Uvanim learning program on Purim night at Congregation Chevra Shas, the Capitol Hotel shul.While the sounds of Purim celebrations already beginning outside, the sounds of Torah learning resounded inside.
The program attracted men and boys, young and old, who understood the great spiritual potential of Purim and saw fit to usher in the Yom Tov involved in learning Torah. Spirited dancing with live music ensued, and prizes were raffled off.
In a separate program in the same location, Tehillim was recited B’Rov Am later that evening. From 12:00 AM to 2:00 Am, participants recited Tehillim, completing the entire Sefer.
These two groundbreaking events ensured that the power of Purim as a day of yeshuah and of kedushah was not lost amidst the partying and revelry that characterizes this holy day.
Wow! This is truly a mokom torah!
Thank You R Michoel
While its great to learn purim night there is a time for everthing!and there is nothing wrong with partying on a day thats called “yom mishta vesimcha” the title should say rather purim STARTED off right!!
to #3 “While its great to learn purim night there is a time for everthing!and there is nothing wrong with partying on a day thats called “yom mishta vesimcha””
Except that the mitzvas hayom of misteh v’simcha starts by day, and there is no jewish concept of “partying”. Purim is about celebrating our yeshuah from haman’s plans, and we have a clear guide – called the shulchan aurch” on how to do it. There is never a time not to learn, except for mikra megila, and a levaya of a talmid chacham. 10am-10pm purim day is more than enough time to have “fun”, you can’t spare a few minutes for limud hatorah? You can’t spare a few more minutes for tefila on a day that’s “kol haposhet yad’ in shomayim? Is all you want to walk away from purim with is a party?
There is nothing wrong with learning for an extended seder purim night, and ending it off with a yidishe simcha, which is anything but “partying” .
YTT has Avos Ubanim then a mesibah for grades 6-8
Alan,
I’m not arguing with you, just asking based on your logic:
Why on Yom Kippur do we daven the entire night and entire day? Do we really need so much time for davening? Shouldn’t we have an avos ubanim program for a few hours on Yom Kippur too? I mean, it’s always a time to learn except for Megillah and mes mitzvah, right?
Yet, we all say that Yom Kippur is a time to daven the entire night and the entire day without any learning. So why shouldn’t Purim be a time of mishteh vesimcha the entire night and the entire day?
I’m just asking, as an am ha’aretz, betoras “yelamdainu rabeinu”.
Yid: You are indeed quite an am haaretz there is no comparison and i wont waste my time answering you
I think that we’re all right here; yes Purim is a day where we can enjoy and rejoice, and yes, we should also not lose sight of the kedushah of the day and set aside some time for learning and sincere prayer.
You certainly are an am ha’aretz. אמר רבא סעודת פורים שאכלה בלילה לא יצא ידי חובתו מאי טעמא ימי משתה ושמחה כתיב
As for Yom Kippur itself, the reason yeshivos daven the entire day, is not to have any time to batel on a day like yom kippur. Your shul has a 2 hour break, what does everyone do? they go take a nap. A 3 hour break? take a nap and shmooz about who knows what.
Are you are better than that, go ahead, daven vasikin, and spend your entire break learning. Too tired from davening? too hard? you need a break? You can’t handle that? I didn’t think so.
As far as no one learning. I don’t know where you daven, but where I daven they generally finish maariv on yom kippur at 10pm, and the bais medrash is full until 12:30pm with people learning.
alan calm down what about the halacha even on motzei shabbos “marbeh ketzas besudah” the point is you wanna learn you can but its not wrong to be going arount to enjoy yourself!