Ari Lesser - Purim 2021 - Mordechai

Lyrics written by Ari Lesser Music produced by Mendy Felberman I’m a Jew like Mordechai Just like Esther dressed so fly Cause my family is free living like royalty We’re the children of the Most High See that wicked Haman doesn’t scare us Cause our enemies all get embarrassed So let’s just ignore ‘em, celebrate Purim And party like Ahashuerus Got to read the megillah, that biblical thriller The book where we took on a cold-blooded killer Our enemies tried to commit genocide If Haman had his way then we all would have died But after we fasted HASHEM forgave us And Esther was brave enough to save us With Mordechai’s help she rewrote the story Transforming Adar from sorrow to glory A miracle we remember every year By reading that holy scroll loud and clear Each Jew must recite or hear it by night And again by day if they want to do it right I’m a Jew like Mordechai Just like Esther dressed so fly Cause my family is free living like royalty We’re the children of the Most High See that wicked Haman doesn’t scare us Cause our enemies all get embarrassed So let’s just ignore ‘em, celebrate Purim And party like Ahshuerus It’s always a mitzvah to give to the poor But on Purim we should give even more So spare what you can, donate to charity Show that you care and share the prosperity Teaching your children to do outreach By giving two poor people one present each A meal or at least enough cash for the feast And it’s better of course if those numbers increase So hand out your dough let tzedakah flow To orphans and widows whose luck has run low On the fourteenth of Adar you cannot say no Kol ha poshet yad notneem lo I’m a Jew like Mordechai Just like Esther dressed so fly Cause my family is free living like royalty We’re the children of the Most High See that wicked Haman doesn’t scare us Cause our enemies all get embarrassed So let’s just ignore ‘em, celebrate Purim And party like Ahshuerus G-d only knows how much good we promote When we do mitzvot like Mishloach Manot Sending out presents just as our ancestors Sent gift to each other in the book of Esther Two foods for the feast to one person at least But when we increase spreading kindness and peace It’s commendable, I’d recommend that you spend Much more and send portions to each of your friends Your parents, your siblings, your children, your spouse Your teacher, the Rabbi at your Chabad house Anyone who you know from the tribe of Yehudah Make sure they have plenty of food for the seudah Before we begin the feast daven mincha Then start the party, with Marbim b’simcha So far we’ve had fun, now let’s raise the bar Increasing our joy in this month of Adar Wash, and make motzei, then break some bread With a lavish spread and a bottle of red It’s time for some wine or your drink of choice As we raise our voices in song and rejoice Blessed be Mordechai, cursed is Haman On Purim we drink til the difference is gone… and When your thirst is quenched, don’t forget to bench And thanks G-d, for the miracles like a real mench I’m a Jew like Mordechai Just like Esther dressed so fly Cause my family is free living like royalty We’re the children of the Most High See that wicked Haman doesn’t scare us Cause our enemies all get embarrassed So let’s just ignore ‘em, celebrate Purim And party like Ahshuerus