Purim
Purim
is a Jewish spring holiday that commemorates the saving from extinction of the ancient Persian Jewish community, as related in the Old Testament. Purim began
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
at sundown
and ended Tuesday, March 10, 2009
at nightfall
this year.
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The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter.
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Read the story of the Purim. It includes the heroine Queen Esther, the hero Morechai, the villain Haman and the fate of the Jewish people. ... The Story of Purim...
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The Story of Purim in a Nutshell ... Mordechai refused to bow because Jews are to bow only before G-D. Not content to just punish Mordechai, Haman wanted to destroy the entire Jewish people in Persia. He cast lots or PURIM to determine the day of annihilation. ... Home > Jewish Resources > Holidays > Purim > The Story of Purim...
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Esther asked the rabbis to write the story of Purim and include it in the Bible. Scrolls - megillot – were written and sent to the Jews throughout the kingdom. The rabbis commanded the people to keep the holiday of Purim forever as a day ... Put on your Purim cap and see how much of the; Purim story you remember.
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THE PURIM STORY ... ; Once Upon a Time ....; Long ago there was a king named Ahasuerus, ruler of the Medes and the Persians. So mighty was he that his domain extended from Ethiopia to India, and he ruled over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces. ... Story of Purim...
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"The Megillah," is read in a special tune to suit the narration of the Purim story. ... The Purim pocket symbolized the essence of the Purim miracle as being of the camouflaged variety. It was a miracle cased in an unusual, intriguing, but nevertheless non-miraculous story. In Purim, what you get is much more than what...
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In order to commemorate these miraculous turn of events, we celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar (and in walled cities such as Jerusalem, on the 15th of Adar) with feasts, sending gifts of food to our friends and the needy, and with the reading of the Megilla, the story of Purim.
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The characters of the Purim story come alive in this brief rendition of the miraculous tale. See God's delivering hand veiled behind a fascinating story of palace intrigue... ... The Basic Purim Story | Complete Story of Purim | Did You Know?
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