On this day, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob came to the rescue of the Jewish community of Hebron, after an evil Pasha imprisoned its leaders and threatened to sell the entire Jewish population into slavery.
The Sephardic community of Hebron would celebrate this day to mark the great miracle which occurred.
Links:
Purim Hebron
22 Facts About Hebron Every Jew Should Know
R. Abraham Ibn Ezra was visiting London when, one Friday night, he had a fascinating dream. In it, a venerable man approached him and handed him a letter from the Shabbat Queen. R. Abraham read the letter, in which Shabbat informed him that one of his students had attempted to prove that Shabbat begins Saturday morning, and not Friday night, and beseeched his assistance. As a result of this dream, R. Abraham wrote his Epistle of Shabbat, in which he demonstrates beyond doubt that Shabbat indeed begins Friday night.
Links: Four Reasons Shabbat Is Compared to a Bride and a Queen
A meditation for when things get rough:
The world was brought into being with Goodness. And the ultimate good for a human being is that he should not be shamed, but feel as a partner in the fulfillment of the divine plan. Free bread is to us bread of shame—such is the nature of humankind.
That is why nothing good comes without toil. And according to the toil can be known the harvest that will be reaped in the end.