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Rabbi David Abudraham (14th century, Spain) writes that there had been an
earlier custom for children to draw a picture or write the name of Haman on
wood or stones
G-d hardwired us to see our lives as mundane and contained within the so-called laws of nature, so that we are compelled to search Him out and find purpose, even where it seems there is none, within our personal life journey.
G‑d is always with the oppressed. Even if the oppressor is righteous and the oppressed is wicked, our sages tell us, G‑d is with the oppressed. (Lev. Rabba 27:7)
Visit the prisoners and bring them some happiness. Even if they are guilty; even if, in your eyes, they deserve whatever misery they have. Bring them joy.
And it is not only those in the penitentiary. A hospital, a home for the elderly, even a private residence of a lonely old man—these...
