Come celebrate Purim at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue! Friday night -
March 6th at 6:30pm
And in the meantime, it's by no means the "whole Megillah" but it covers all the important bits! I give you...
The
Esther Story
by Jeanne Steig
High-handed
Haman, esteemed by the King,
Did an
evil, ibnoble – nay damnable – thin.
He
proclaimed, “We have too many Hebrews by far.
Let
them therefore be slain, in the month of Adar.”
When
the news reached Queen Esther, she shivered a bit,
Then
cried: “Down, I say, down with this scrofulous writ!”
She
invited her husband and Haman to feast.
When
they’d guzzled their fill, and their chins were well greased,
Said
King Ahasuerus, “Dear Lady, bravo!
What
gift shall I give you, what trinket bestow?
What
prize will you claim for such tasty ragouts?”
She
said, “Save my life! And my people – the
Jews.”
“Who
threatens my Queen, what despicable hound?”
Esther
pointed to Haman, who fell to the ground.
King
Ahasuerus was horribly wroth.
His
eyes were aflame, his lips were afroth.
Very
little remains of this story to tell.
Horrid
Haman was hanged, and his ten sons as well.
The
festival Purim, which Hebrews observe,
Commemorates
Esther – her cunning, her verve.
They
dress up in costumes, and sing jolly tines,
And eat
hamantaschen, a cookie with prunes.
