Purim 2024 begins Saturday night, March 23 and continues through Sunday, March 24 (extending through Monday in Jerusalem)
On the 13th of Adar that year, the Jews throughout the Persian Empire mobilized and killed the enemies who had wanted to kill them
It is also called the Feast of Lots
Listen to the Megillah being read on the eve of Purim (you can browse a selection of Megillahs here), and then again the following day
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Purim is a happy, colourful and vibrant festival, which celebrates the defeat of a Persian king in his quest to erase the Jewish people over 2000 years ago
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It is a Spring festival that begins on the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar
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9 is not a The Tenakh close Tanakh The collected 24 books of the Jewish Bible
Purim is a Jewish festival that usually happens in February or March each year
Yom Kippur is a day to reflect on the past year and ask Colour in Bandit
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After Jesus was arrested, he was put on trial by the Sanhedrin
After this, the Hebrews became known Spring 2012
is a festival held in March or April that celebrates the Jews' escape from slavery in Egypt
According to Jewish belief and the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, God existed before creation, and Jews have a Watch the story about the King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther
For example, like the word 'jumping' in this sentence: The Purim is a festival when Jews remember Esther, who was the Queen of Persia more than 2,000 years ago
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All religions have different practices which are unique to their faith and beliefs
An insight into contemporary Judaism, from the lively celebrations of Purim in Jerusalem to a discussion about the rights of Jews to settle
Purim is celebrated on 14 Adar, and Passover starts on 15 Nissan
Special abridged and simplified version of the Purim How-To guide geared toward children
The characters of the Purim story come alive in this brief rendition of the miraculous tale
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday that celebrates the miraculous events told in the Book of Esther
We follow Sophia and her family as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim
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It also offers an introduction to the festival of Purim – the holiday that commemorates the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire being saved from
Every year starting on the Hebrew date of Adar 14 ( March 24, 2020), Jewish people all over the world celebrate the victorious festival of Purim
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Purim is a Jewish festival that usually happens in February or March each year
In the last programme of this unit about what it means to 'be strong' Paul Ewing finds out about the festival of Purim and the stregth of Esther
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Jews believe a man called Abraham was the the first person to make a covenant with God
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Some families hold religious ceremonies, but for many Holi is more a time for fun