The simple reason is that the entire miracle happened through drinking wine. Achashverosh drank too much wine, got angry, and killed Vashti. So we want to remember the miracle by drinking wine.
Also, the purpose of drinking is not to know the difference between “cursed is Haman and blessed is Mordechai.”
Question: What does this mean on a practical level? Shouldn’t one know the difference?
Answer: The Nesivos Sholem zt”l answers that it means we should reach a point where we truly don’t know the difference between good and bad times in our lives. Where we truly know and believe that even the bad, the cursed Haman parts of our life, are only for our best. The bad is good and sweet too. From the story of Purim, we see that even the bad parts were for our best. Because of Haman, the Yidden became much more united and re-accepted the Torah with love.
The Nesivos Sholem goes on to say that we can even get to this point without drinking wine; by getting drunk with thoughts of emunah about the lessons of Purim that Hashem loves us always.
Purim Rav Podcast
Chaim: Welcome, Purim Rav, to the Toras Avigdor Podcast.
Purim Rav: Thank you. Really, I never go on podcasts, but for the Purim edition, I did.
Chaim: Would you ever open a podcast?
Purim Rav: Yes, I think I will open a podcast about how it’s crazy that everyone is opening a podcast…
Chaim: I think this will be a really popular podcast.
Chaim: What do you consider a bad speech?
Purim Rav: How should I know? I only give good ones…
Chaim: Tell me a good joke that is true in real life.
Purim Rav: When women say, “I’ll be ready to leave for the wedding in 5 minutes,” it’s the same as when men say, “I’ll be home from shul in 5 minutes…”
Chaim: Do you enjoy the snow?
Purim Rav: Of course, I even shared some snowballs with some people walking by… but they don’t even say thank you…
Chaim: I think some of your jokes are so old that they have a white beard.
Purim Rav: Then respect it, it’s older than you…
Chaim: What do you say about the songs today?
Purim Rav: Many songs sound like they were made in China.
Chaim: Take it easy. Okay?
Purim Rav: Because they don’t last long…
Chaim: What do you say about the shtreimel today? It keeps getting taller.
Purim Rav: I think President Trump will be wearing one soon.
Chaim: Why in the world would he do that?
Purim Rav: To have another Trump Tower…
Chaim: Holy Purim Rav, thank you so much for all the practical life advice. That’s the best advice you ever got?
Purim Rav: I shouldn’t give advice…
The Purim Rav poured himself another cup of wine.
Chaim: If Haman had a phone, what service would he have?
Purim Rav: Hmm, all I know is that he for sure didn’t have service up in the tree…
Chaim: Purim Rav, how does the old joke go about Haman and the phone?
Purim Rav: Why is Haman like a telephone? Because first he got a “ring” and then he got “hung up.”
Chaim: Thank you so much, Holy Purim Rav, for coming on the podcast.
Purim Rav: It was my pleasure, I hope you enjoyed, I forgot to tell you I charge for this…
Sweeter Than Honey: Purim Rav
The Purim Rav will discuss very important topics through questions and answers. He can be very serious and very funny. He drank a lot of wine…
Chazal say, when one drinks wine, the truth comes out, so watch out and read at your own risk.
