Tonight is Purim

Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring).  This year is a poignant celebration given that Israel is at war with Iran (historic Persia). In the 4th century BCE, Persian King Ahasuerus had his wife, Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, then he arranged a beauty pageant to find a …