Chevre, tomorrow is פורים (Purim). On the day of Purim there is a lot going on. We are to give Tzedakah (Matanot LeEvyonim), we hear the Megilla, we have a suedah (usually with friends and/or family), we dress up in costumes (and/or wear non-Covid type masks) and we drink alcohol.

There are a lot of hidden messages in the Megillat Esther. There are times that the trope or music the book is read with changes to that of Eicha from Tisha BeAv. These sections are hinting at the destruction of The Temple and the use of serving pieces from The Temple at the party that Ahasuerus (don’t ding me for spelling) was throwing. 

The idea behind the masks is that by hiding ourselves to the world, our inner person will have the strength to shine out because the social norms won’t be in effect. Adding some alcohol to that also helps with the inner person coming out.

Given that I’m a TAM specializing in Cost Optimization, I am often digging and reading between the lines to find the hidden meanings and gems hiding in charts and numbers. But not on Purim - 2022. On Purim, I’ll only be a person in costume and enjoying a good meal and some yummy treats. I’ll let the Lambdas running in the background somewhere in a Region in AWS handle themselves for 1 day. Good Purim!