{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"\u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea","provider_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/","author_name":"Dmitry Kagan","author_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/author\/dk\/","title":"Rejoicing, Eating, and Drinking -","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GnncFMPnIG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/purim\/rejoicing-eating-and-drinking\/\">Rejoicing, Eating, and Drinking<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/en\/shabbat-and-festivals\/purim\/rejoicing-eating-and-drinking\/embed\/#?secret=GnncFMPnIG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rejoicing, Eating, and Drinking&#8221; &#8212; \u05d4\u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05ea\" data-secret=\"GnncFMPnIG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/yahadut.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/06-39-10.jpg","thumbnail_width":1618,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Throughout Purim (night and day) there is a mitzva to be very joyful. Whatever increases one\u2019s happiness enhances this mitzva. However, the primary expression of the mitzva is to have a festive meal (on Purim day), during which wine and other alcoholic beverages are enjoyed. It is preferable to have the meal with family or friends to make it more pleasurable. The mitzva of joy on Purim is unique. There is a mitzva to rejoice on other holidays too (as Deuteronomy 16:14 puts it, \u201cYou shall rejoice in your festival\u201d). That rejoicing does include drinking wine (as it makes most people happy). However, there is no mitzva to drink in large amounts. Yet, Purim\u2019s joy is explicitly about drinking. In the phrase \u201cfeasting and joy,\u201d the Hebrew for \u201cfeasting\u201d is mishteh, the root of which means \u201cto drink.\u201d Our Sages go so far as to state that \u201cA person is ..."}