[Avodah] kreplach on Purim

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:58:00AM +0200, Eli Turkel wrote:
: 1278. "The mitzvah of drinking more wine than usual on Purim is one of
: the specific mitzvos of Purim day in accordance
:  with the Rimazim and Sodos (secrets) included in the mitzvah; and one
: who withholds from fulfilling the mitzvah because
:  he doesn't understand the mitzvah has no part in [Klal] Yisroel, and
: in the acceptance of the yoke of the words of our holy Rabbis".
: Bina L'ittim Drush 21, Nitay Gavriel 73:1 fn1
...
: 2. Not drinking more than usual  means he has no part on Klal Yisroel
: seems quite harsh to me.

This is a basic statement about minhag and poreish min hatzibur, not
wine on Purim qua wine on Purim.

What I want top know is if RMF would say that all those remazim and
sodos are fulfilled if I drank low alcohol wine or grape juice. Notice
he defines the din as drinking wine, not drinking alcoholic beverages.

And while it's clearly an attempt to uproot minhag Yisrael to say the
din isn't about getting drunk, it would be an attempt to uproot minhag
Litta to stop trying! Eg
- "Ad delo yada" means getting sleepy,
- "Arur Haman" vs "barukh Mordekhai" is actually subtle. Knowing the
  difference between blessing the light and cursing darkness is much
  harder than knowing what's wrong with someone who curses the light.
- The gemara doesn't end with "chayav adam livsumei", it ends with
  "Rabba shachat lei leR' Zeira" -- a warning against too much
  drinking.
Etc...

But here there is no explict mention of drunkenness, which is easier
using whisky or vodka. He says "yayin" and speaks of sodos -- which
inherently are secretive.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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