There is a famous statement of the ARI’ZL which states that the hebrew words “Yom Kippurim” contain an allusion to Purim. If we break down the word Kippurim into a shorter word that is introduced by a prefix, i.e.-Ki-purim, we get the hebrew word Ki-Purim, meaning “like Purim”. The ARI’ZL explains that this allusion teaches us that Yom Kippur is only like the holiday of Purim but not as great. This statement of the ARI’ZL requires clarification. How can it be that Yom Kippur, the holiday when Jews from all walks of life come to shul and pray a whole day to Hashem while fasting the entire time, is on a lower level than the holiday of Purim? On Purim we spend most of our day eating, drinking, and making merry!