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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: La festività ebraica di Purim (in ebraico פורים‎, "Sorti") cade il giorno 14 del mese ebraico di Adar. Ricorda eventi narrati nella Meghillà di Estèr, avvenimenti che risalgono al V secolo a.C. [100%] 2025-03-31
8. Purim: Das Purimfest (hebräisch פורים purim, Plural von פור pur, deutsch ‚Los‘, ursprünglich vom akkadischen Wort pūru jiddisch Purim oder Pirem) ist ein jüdisches Fest, das an die Rettung der Juden im persischen Achämenidenreich erinnert. Die Gefahr konnte jedoch durch die Fürsprache beim ... [100%] 2025-03-31
9. Purim: Purim (פּוּרִים, plural de פּוּר pûr, "sorteio" em hebraico, do acadiano pūru) é uma festa judaica que comemora a salvação dos judeus persas do plano de Hamã, para exterminá-los, no antigo Império Aquemênida tal como está escrito no Livro de Ester, um dos livros do ... [100%] 2025-03-31
10. 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]...
11. 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]
12. Purim pranks: Purim pranks are pranks pulled during the celebration of Purim, an element of Purim humor. Some Purim pranks may be insulting and even harmful. (Pranks during Purim) [70%] 2025-03-31 [Purim humor] [Practical jokes]...
13. Purim spiel: A Purim spiel (also spelled Purimshpil, Yiddish: פּורימשפּיל, from Yiddish shpil 'game, play', see also spiel) or Purim play is an ensemble of festive practices for Purim. It is usually a comic dramatization of the Book of Esther, the central text ... (Ensemble of festive practices during Purim) [70%] 2025-03-31 [Purim humor] [Folk plays]...
14. Second Purim: Second Purim (Hebrew: פורים שני, romanized: Purim Sheni), also called Purim Katan (Hebrew: פורים קטן, lit. 'Minor Purim'), is a celebratory day uniquely observed by a Jewish community or individual family to commemorate the anniversary of its deliverance from destruction, catastrophe, or an antisemitic ... (Family or community celebration supplementing Purim for surviving another antisemitic event) [70%] 2025-03-31 [Jewish observances] [Purim]...
15. Purim Torah: Purim Torah is humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of talmudic or halakhic comments customarily read, recited from memory or authored on or for the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim Torah can be simple or elaborate. (Humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of Talmudic or Halakhic comments) [70%] 2025-03-31 [Purim humor] [Torah]...
16. Flora Purim: Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. (Brazilian jazz singer (born 1942)) [70%] 2025-03-31 [1942 births] [Living people]...
17. Purim rabbi: A Purim Rabbi of Purim Rav (Hebrew: רב פורים; Rav Purim) is a mock rabbi appointed during the celebration of Purim to recite the Purim Torah and to perform other mock sermons. The Purim Rabbi is not necessarily a real rabbi. (Mock rabbi during Purim) [70%] 2025-03-31 [Purim humor] [Ashkenazi Jewish culture]...
18. 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]
19. 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]
20. 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