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1. Purim: Jewish feast celebrated annually on the l4th, and in Shushan, Persia, also on the 15th, of Adar, in commemoration of the deliverance of the Persian Jews from the plot of Haman to exterminate them, as recorded in the Book of ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Purim: Purim, a Jewish festival held on the 14th and 15th of Adar, the last month of the Jewish calendar. According to Jewish tradition it is held in celebration of the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre plotted against them ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. Purim: Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates an ancient plot to kill the Persian Jews perpetrated by a court vizier called Haman (an Agagite, not a Persian) and thwarted by Esther, wife of the Persian King, Xerxes. It is celebrated ... [100%] 2023-12-17 [Holidays] [Judaism]...
4. Purim: Purim [Hebrew:פורים] is an annual festival of the Jews in commemoration of the preservation, as recorded in the Book of Esther, of their people from threatened wholesale massacre in Persia at the insistence of Haman, and which was so called ... [100%] 2023-03-03 [Jewish Holidays]
5. Purim: Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; פּוּרִים‎ Pūrīm, lit. 'lots'; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the ... (Jewish holiday) [100%] 2024-03-26 [Purim] [History of Purim]...
6. Purim: Purim (en hebreo: פורים, Pûrîm = suertes)​ es una fiesta judía, celebrada anualmente el 14 del mes judío de Adar (o 15 de Adar en las ciudades amuralladas) en conmemoración del milagro relatado en el Libro de Ester en el que el ... [100%] 2024-03-26
7. Purim humor: Purim humor, Purim jokes, and Purim pranks are elements of joyful celebration of the holiday of Purim. Notable expressions of Purim humor of long tradition are Purim Torah and Purim spiel. (Jewish humor during the celebration of Purim) [70%] 2024-01-09 [Jewish comedy and humor] [Purim]...
8. Purim Plays: Jewish folk-comedies, written for performance in Jewish family circles or before a Jewish public during the month of Adar, especially on Purim. While in general a dramatic performance was considered frivolous, an exception was made with regard to Purim ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
9. Shushan (Susa) Purim: Name given to the day which follows Purim—i., to the 15th of Adar, on which day, according to the Book of Esther (ix., the Purim festival is held in Shushan. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [57%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
10. Buda, Purim Of: In 1684 the Christian armies laid siege to Buda (Ofen) to drive out the Turks, who had held possession of the city from 1541; their design was, however, frustrated by the stout resistance of the Turks and Jews. The participation ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [57%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
11. Purim; Pur: PURIM; PUR pur'-rim, pur (purim, "lots"; Septuagint Phrourai): The name of a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th and 15th days of the month Adar, the final month of the Biblical year, corresponding to February-March. 1. Scripture References ... [70%] 1915-01-01