Mishloach Manot: The Mitzvah We May Need Most Over the years, as technology has taken over our lives, it is good to know that how we observe so many mitzvot hasn’t really changed. Each year we hear the pure natural sound of the shofar, we shake the lulav and we dance with the Torah. The pure act of so many of our mitzvot gives us comfort, warmth and connection. But some mitzvot have dramatically changed. For so many, including myself, mishloach manot looks radically different than what it once was. I used to bake and assemble and spend Purim in the car and knocking on doors. Yet, over the years, I have admittedly become more tired, more lazy and more reliant on my computer to share the Purim cheer with friends and family through one-click shul, school and community fundraisers. And I think, in the process, we’ve lost our way with what this mitzvah is supposed to do. Because at its core, the mitzvah of mishloach manot is for us to share our joy with the people in our neighborhood.
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