Purim ( Hebrew: Pûrîm " lots ") is a joyous Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Persian Jews from the plot of the evil Haman, who sought to exterminate them, as recorded in the biblical Book of Esther.

Purim is celebrated annually on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar, which occurs in February or March of the Gregorian calendar.

* In leap years on the Hebrew calendar, Purim is observed in the Second Adar ( Adar Sheni ).

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Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar ( Adar II in leap years ), the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies.

It is common to greet one another on Purim in Hebrew Chag Purim Sameach or in Yiddish Freilichin Purim.

The Hebrew greeting loosely translates to " Happy Purim Holiday " and the Yiddish translates to " A Festive Purim ".

Traditional Purim songs include Mishenichnas Adar marbim be-simcha (" When Hebrew month of Adar enters, we have a lot of joy "— Mishnah Taanith 4: 1 ) and LaYehudim haitah orah ve-simchah ve-sasson ve-yakar (" The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor "— Esther 8: 16 ).

During leap years on the Hebrew calendar, Purim is celebrated in the second month of Adar.

) The 14th of the first Adar is then called Purim Katan (" Little Purim " in Hebrew ) and the 15th is Shushan Purim Katan, for which there no set observances but have a minor holiday aspect to it.

The Book of Esther ( Hebrew אסתר ) is read in all Jewish communities on Purim.

Queen Vashti ( Hebrew: ושתי, Persian: و َ شتی, Koine Greek: Αστιν, Astin ) is the first wife of King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ) and read on the Jewish holiday of Purim.

At the founders ' meeting, which coincided with the Jewish holiday of Purim, the group chose the name Hadassah, the Hebrew name of the biblical heroine Esther, central figure in the celebration of Purim.

In some Jewish communities there is a tradition to get drunk on Purim until they forget the difference between the Hebrew phrases " Cursed is Haman " and " Blessed is Mordechai ", which signified reaching the spiritual world Atzilut where all opposites unite.

Esther sends a letter instituting an annual commemoration of the Jewish people's redemption, in a holiday called Purim ( lots ).

In memory of the deliverance thus wrought for them, the Jews to this day celebrate the feast of Purim or " Lots " because of the lots that were drawn by Haman to decide whom he would first murder among the Jewish elders in Persia.

* In the Book of Esther, Haman casts lots to decide the date on which to exterminate the Jews of Shushan ; the Jewish festival of Purim is a remembrance of the subsequent chain of events.

** compilation of remixes including mixes by Yamantaka Eye, Kan Takagi, Nobukazu Takemura, and Kiyoshi Izumi ; also includes " Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly ", a cover of the Chick Corea / Flora Purim jazz fusion song

No Hallel, neither " Full " nor " Partial ", is recited on Purim, despite the fact that there was a miraculous salvation, for several reasons:

It begins at the Purim feast given by David Moishele, a wealthy Russian Jewish merchant in mid-19th century Vilna, personification of what Adler referred to as the " Grand Jew ", surrounded by family, friends, servants: in effect, a monarch in his court.

Since today we are not sure where the walled cities from Joshua's time are, the only city that currently celebrates only Shushan Purim is Jerusalem.

The band started with Latin-influenced music ( including Brazilians Flora Purim as vocalist and Airto Moreira on percussion ), but was transformed in 1973 to become a jazz-rock group that took influences from both psychedelic and progressive rock.

In addition to the legal fast-days appointed by the Bible, Anan, by means of word-analogies instituted the following: The seventh day of every month ; the 14th and 15th of Adar instead of the rabbinical fast of the 13th, including thus the Purim festival ; also a seventy-days ' fast from the 13th of Nisan to the 23d of Siwan ; including Passover and Shavuot as times of fasting when neither food nor drink could be partaken of by day.

# Megillah: ( מגילה ) (" Scroll ") contains chiefly regulations and prescriptions regarding the reading of the scroll of Esther at Purim, and the reading of other passages from the Torah and Neviim in the synagogue.

While many Purim plays told the story in the Book of Esther commemorated by the Purim holiday, others used other stories from Jewish scripture, such as the story of Joseph sold by his brothers or the sacrifice of Isaac.

* Even after the Miracle of Purim, the Jews remained subjects of the Persian Empire, whereas on Hanukkah, as a result of the victory of the Maccabees, the Jews gained their independence from the Seleucid kings.

At the time of his rise, professional Yiddish theater was still dominated by the spirit of the early ( 1886 – 1888 ) plays of its founder, Abraham Goldfaden, which derived in no small measure from Purim plays, often spectacles more than dramas ; Goldfaden's later works were generally operettas on more serious subjects, perhaps edifying, but not naturalistic.

The Fast of Esther (, ) is a Jewish fast from dawn until dusk on Purim eve, commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim.

Many Hatzolahs worldwide run safety campaigns related to drinking on Purim and fires on Chanukah and during Passover preparations.

Also called the Megillah, the book is the basis and an integral part of the Jewish celebration of Purim.

* The primary source relating to the origin of Purim is the Megillat Esther ( Book of Esther ), which became the last of the 24 books of the Tanakh to be canonized by the Sages of the Great Assembly.

That is, while the events may not be historically accurate the book itself was written to tell a story of a time in history, in this case the origin of the Jewish holiday of Purim.

In Judaism, a common practice is to dress up on Purim.

The Great Assembly is credited with establishing numerous features of contemporary traditional Judaism in something like their present form, including Torah reading, the Amidah, and establishing the feast of Purim.

Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition.

It is also used to describe Hanukkah and Purim, as well as Yom Ha ' atzma ' ut ( Israeli Independence Day ) and Yom Yerushalayim ( Jerusalem Day ).

On Purim it is a tradition to masquerade in costumes and to give Mishloakh Manot ( gifts of food and drink ) to friends, as well as Matanot La ' evyonim ( gifts to the poor and the needy ).

The Special Shabbats are the Shabbats that precede important Jewish holidays: e. g. Shabbat ha-Gadol is the Shabbat preceding Passover, Shabbat Zachor is the Shabbat preceding Purim, and Shabbat Teshuva is the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur.

Based on a line in the Mishnah declaring that Purim must be celebrated in Adar II in a leap year ( Megillah 1: 4 ), Adar I is considered the " extra " month.

To this day, Adar 28th is considered the Purim of Cairo, with festivities including a special Megilah reading.

17-19 ), is read in the synagogue on the Sabbath preceding Purim, and the story of Saul and Agag in chapter 15 of I Samuel is read as the Haftarah.

Because the Lord promised to " blot out the name " of Amalek ( Exodus 17: 14 ), it is customary when the book of Esther is read at the Purim festival, for the audience to make noise whenever " Haman " is mentioned, so that his name is not heard.

Purim is celebrated by giving mutual gifts of food and drink ( mishloach manot ), giving charity to the poor ( mattanot la-evyonim ), a celebratory meal ( se ' udat Purim ), and public recitation of the Scroll of Esther ( keriat ha-megillah ), additions to the prayers and the grace after meals ( al hannisim ).