In 1541, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of Spain, led a fleet in an attempted attack against Algiers. Miraculously, a storm capsized many of the attacking boats, resulting in the expedition’s failure and rescuing the city’s Jewish community from Spanish anti-Semitic rule. In commemoration of the miracle, the local community marked 4 MarCheshvan as a “minor Purim,” omitting the penitential Tachanun prayers and partaking of festive meals (Zeh Hashulchan pp. 96–97).
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The Other Purims
When matter and energy were created from the void, every invention we will ever conceive was created along with them.
As the world moves toward its fulfillment, each discovery emerges, each in its proper time.
In these times, every new technology has one purpose only: to prepare the world for its ultimate destiny, a time when the physical eye will see the divine energy that sustains all things.