It commemorates our nation’s miraculous salvation more than two millennia
But what is Purim really about once we strip away the revelry? Here we explain what Purim (in Hebrew: פּוּרִים)
These are: Megillah: hearing the story of Purim read
Purim 2024 begin Saturday night, March 23 and continues through Sunday, March 24 (extending through Monday in Jerusalem) Purim takes its name from the lots (“purim” in Hebrew) that Haman casts to choose the 13th day of the Jewish calendar month of Adar as the date for the
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Purim Basics
By Menachem Posner
The specific day on which Purim is celebrated depends on the location; in places where Purim is celebrated on the fourteenth, it is not celebrated on the fifteenth, and vice versa
That was the 13th day of Adar, the 12th month in the Jewish calendar, so Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar (typically in
The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her The Fast of Esther ( Taanit Esther or " Esther Fast") is a dawn-to-nightfall fast held on the day before the jolly holiday of Purim
(Photo: Kathi Briefer-Gose/Flickr) Purim occurs on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (during leap years, which happen every two to three years in the Hebrew calendar, an extra month, Adar II, is added and it is celebrated on the 14th of Adar II)
It is a festival that commemorates the saving of Jewish people living in ancient Persia
” Every year, the Jewish holiday of Purim is held in the Hebrew month of Adar
People give food to those in need as Purim is based on four mitzvot (commandments) that Jewish people are expected to fulfill
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Purim is based on four mitzvot (commandments) that Jewish people are expected to fulfill
Poppy Seeds
The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates the preservation of the Jewish people from an edict given by Haman ( Esther 9:1) during the reign of King Xerxes of Persia
Purim in Other Years
There are four mitzvot associated specifically with Purim