|
Purim 2024, Brought to You by ChatGPT |
בס"ד |
We wanted to come up with something funny for Purim and asked our
son Yoni for help. He suggested letting ChatGPT Pro have a go. So we did.
First, let me explain what ChatGPT is in case you don’t know. Chat
is, well, chat. The GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer.
Does that help? No. But Google gives a “simple” definition - “ChatGPT is a
natural language processing chatbot driven by generative AI technology that
allows you to have human-like conversations and much more.” Was that any clearer?
Maybe not. So in my words, it’s an app that magically answers your questions. (The
Pro version is much smarter than the regular free version.)
Back to Purim. We asked ChatGPT
Pro for something funny for Purim. And it was crazy. ChatGPT produced a
whole megillah of suggestions, in seconds. It took a little longer to generate
pictures. But the pictures are the best!
Now normally, our Purim shtick is one page long. That’s when we
have to write it. But using ChatGPT is a whole nother kettle of gefilta
fish. I’m going to limit this to only 3 pages because I want to include a bunch
of pictures but no one wants to read the dozens of pages that were generated by
ChatGPT in five minutes. Also, I’m trying to keep the printing costs
down. I have deleted most of the ChatGPT text to save space, but you’ll
get the idea.
Question 1 for ChatGPT
Me: We've got a leap month in the Jewish
year - we need a good Purim spiel. Any ideas? Include pictures.
ChatGPT: Creating a Purim spiel
(play) that celebrates a leap month in the Jewish calendar, specifically for a
year with an added Adar, offers a unique opportunity to blend tradition with
creativity. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
|
1. The
Time-Traveling Megillah · Plot: The story follows a group of friends who
accidentally discover a time machine and decide to use it to experience the
original Purim story firsthand. However, they find themselves in the second
Adar, creating a humorous confusion about celebrating Purim "on
time." · Themes: Time travel, historical adventure, the
importance of timing in Jewish tradition. · Key Scene: A comedic mix-up at King
Ahasuerus's palace, where the friends arrive in costumes for the second
Purim, only to find the palace unprepared.
The first illustration, capturing the essence of "The Time-Traveling Megillah,"depicts the moment when the group of friends, dressed in their colorful period costumes, find themselves in front of an ancient-looking time machine with King Ahasuerus's palace in the background. Their expressions of bewilderment and the comedic confusion about arriving in the leap month are vividly portrayed. |
2. Double
Adar Double Fun · Plot: This play centers around a Jewish
community that realizes they have a leap month and decides to use the extra
time to double their preparation and celebration efforts for Purim. The
community splits into teams, each responsible for different aspects of Purim,
leading to friendly competition and hilarious mishaps. · Themes: Community, preparation, celebration. · Key Scene: A bake-off competition for the best
hamantaschen, with judges hilariously unable to decide on the winner due to
the high quality of all entries  The second illustration brings to life
"Double Adar Double Fun," showcasing a vibrant Jewish community
scene. Teams are shown engaging in various preparations for Purim with
exaggerated enthusiasm, from a comedic bake-off with mountains of
hamantaschen to decorating with an abundance of streamers and practicing a
humorous skit. The atmosphere is bustling, colorful, and filled with joyous
competition, perfectly capturing the spirit of making the most of the extra
Adar. |
|
|
3. The Missing Month Mystery · Plot: In a small Jewish town, the announcement
of the leap month goes missing, leading to confusion about when Purim should
be celebrated. A detective duo embarks on a humorous journey to find the
missing announcement, encountering various characters and learning about the
significance of the leap month along the way. · Themes: Mystery, community cooperation,
educational about the leap year. · Key Scene: The detective duo discovering the missing announcement in a humorous location, like the synagogue's lost and found, just in time to save Purim.
|
 The third illustration for "The Missing Month Mystery" captures a charming scene in a Jewish town square, where a detective duo, humorously styled after classic detectives, are on the hunt for the missing leap month announcement. Surrounded by townsfolk in festive Purim costumes, the scene is vibrant, filled with curiosity, and imbued with a festive spirit, perfectly encapsulating the whimsical adventure to uncover the leap month's mystery.
|
|
Question 2 for ChatGPT
We decided to add a few more parameters to the question…
Me: We've got an extra month of Adar in the Jewish year this year, an
extra day in the solar calendar, and a solar eclipse - we need a funny Purim spiel
about it. Any ideas?
ChatGPT:
Certainly! The inclusion of a solar eclipse and the concept of a solar
leap year provide rich thematic elements for new Purim spiel ideas. Here are
some creative concepts integrating these astronomical events:
ChatGPT came up with 10 scenarios within seconds. Here are some of the illustrations. These are a few of the titles- The Purim Paradox: An Eclipse Adventure, Shadows and Light: The Eclipse of Adar, When the Heavens Align- A Purim Extravaganza Like No Other! , The Great Cosmic Mix-Up, Time Twists and Celestial Quirks, Adar Again? A Cosmic Comedy of Calendars, Lunar Laughs & Solar Surprises, Shadows and Light: The Eclipse of Adar. And my favorite, “ Adar II, the Sequel
If you are observant (perceptive, (not referring to your level of
religious observance)) you may notice in some of the following pictures that
ChatGpt cannot spell, either in English or Hebrew. It’s not smart enough for
that. Yet.
 |  |
|
|
 |  |
There was much more stuff. ChatGPT created some Purim plays (re the Spiel request) including for each play: Summaries with a thematic outline, five acts with two scenes each, an epilogue, and a recap. Ridiculous. For example: Here's part of the thematic outline of a play called A Cosmic Purim: Leaps, Loops, and Lunacies , that ChatGPT says,“Could make for an engaging and humorous spiel”:
Act
3: Esther's Enlightened Intervention
· Scene 1: Esther, learning of Haman's plot, decides to host a banquet under the solar eclipse, inviting Haman and the king. She plans to reveal her Jewish heritage and Haman's plot under the dramatic darkness of the eclipse.
· Scene 2: As the eclipse occurs, Esther reveals the truth to Ahasuerus. The darkness of the eclipse symbolizes the potential doom for her people, and its passing symbolizes the light of salvation.
To sum it all up:
MAY THE ONE WHO MAKES PEACE IN THE HEAVENS, MAKE PEACE FOR US AND ALL OF ISRAEL
