Q&A: Purim in the Shadow of the War
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Purim in the Shadow of the War
Question
Hello and blessings, Rabbi,
1. In your opinion, what should the proper conduct be this year on Purim? To rejoice and dance and counterbalance the great pain through the power of joy, or to maintain restraint and limits—after all, the country is bleeding and there are hostages, wounded, and dead?
2. And how can one even reach a decision on such a question?
With blessings for good news and all the best
Answer
1. I don't have a textbook answer. It is appropriate to rejoice on Purim, and perhaps at the same time also to mention the hostages in some way.
2. I don't know. This is a matter of common sense and decency, and each group and each person according to their own reasoning.