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Purim is one of the most joyous holidays of the Jews. It honors the rescue of the Jews of Persia from a conspiracy to kill them. Celebrate this joyous festival with your loved ones.
Purim (Hebrew: פורים Pûrîm "Lots", from Akkadian pūru) is a joyous Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of Persian Jews from Haman's plot to exterminate them, as recorded in the biblical Book of Esther. It is characterized by public recitation of the Book of Esther, giving mutual gifts of food and drink, giving charity to the poor, and a celebratory meal (Esther 9:22); other customs include drinking alcohol, wearing of masks and costumes, and public celebration.
Purim is the yearly festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people in the days of King Xerxes of Persia (called Ahashverosh or Ahasuerus in Hebrew), as described in the Biblical book of Esther. |
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Purim is the yearly festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people in the days of King Xerxes of Persia (called Ahashverosh or Ahasuerus in Hebrew), as described in the Biblical book of Esther.
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.
The Book of Esther, which is read in its entirety in the synagogue on Purim, tells of a Jewish girl named Hadassah, also known as Esther, whose circumstances put her in a position to save her people from an evil plot to annihilate the entire Jewish population of the Persian Empire. The story is full of delightfully ironic twists and extraordinary coincidences.
The book of Esther tells the story. At the time, the Jewish people were in exile in the land of Persia. At the end, the Jewish people of Persia was saved and their enemy punished. The 13th of Adar turned from grief and mourning to a day of victory. This event is celebrated by Jews as Purim holiday, on the 14th and 15th of Adar.
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