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At myMy Reform synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, thejoke service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody(with familiar melodies, but thesilly or parodying lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in on the normal mannerShabbat following Purim.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is While a מצוהfew Shabbat traditions were kept, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purimmost were parodied or skipped. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to dohalachic precedence for this anywhere?

At my synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, the service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody, but the lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in the normal manner.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is a מצוה, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purim. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to do this?

My Reform synagogue held a joke service (with familiar melodies, but silly or parodying lyrics) on the Shabbat following Purim. While a few Shabbat traditions were kept, most were parodied or skipped. Is there halachic precedence for this anywhere?

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###Disclaimer:### The tag was added not because this is a Purim Torah question, but it relates to the practice of Purim Torah. Therefore, Purim Torah rules do not apply. Please retag if I did this wrong.

At my synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, the service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody, but the lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in the normal manner.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is a מצוה, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purim. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to do this?

###Disclaimer:### The tag was added not because this is a Purim Torah question, but it relates to the practice of Purim Torah. Therefore, Purim Torah rules do not apply. Please retag if I did this wrong.

At my synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, the service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody, but the lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in the normal manner.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is a מצוה, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purim. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to do this?

At my synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, the service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody, but the lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in the normal manner.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is a מצוה, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purim. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to do this?

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Is it true that on Shabbat Purim, one holds a mock service instead of a real one?

###Disclaimer:### The tag was added not because this is a Purim Torah question, but it relates to the practice of Purim Torah. Therefore, Purim Torah rules do not apply. Please retag if I did this wrong.

At my synagogue this past evening, we held a Shabbat Service. However, it was not a conventional service, as after lighting the Shabbat candles and reciting Kiddush, the service basically became a comedy. All subsequent prayers had a traditional melody, but the lyrics mocked a presidential candidate for the upcoming election in the US. It even included a D'var Torah by Donald Trump (not actually by Trump)! After all of this, we sang Chag Purim and recited Mourner's Kaddish in the normal manner.

Throughout the whole service, my rabbi kept insisting that it is a מצוה, a commandment to make a farce out of the service on Purim. Is this true? Is there something in the Megillah or somewhere else that commands us to do this?