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ABOUT PURIM
Purim is an important Jewish holiday and one of the favorite holidays for Jewish kids.
Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar worldwide and in Jerusalem on the 15th day of Adar. This year, Purim 2024 starts at sundown on Saturday, March 23, and ends on Sunday night, March 24.
Purim commemorates a time of great challenge and fear for the Jewish population of Persia over 2300 years ago and the miraculous events that transformed the dark times into bright and hopeful days.
PURIM MAIN CELEBRATIONS
– Kri-at Me-gi-lah – gathering in synagogues for the reading of Megillat Esther
– Ma-ta-not La-ev-yo-nim – giving charity to the poor
– Mish-lo-a-ch Ma-not – exchanging gifts of goodies with relatives, friends, and neighbors
PURIM TRADITIONAL OBSERVANCES and COSTUMES
1. A Festive Meal
2. Masquerading,
Carnivals and the Purim Shpiel (entertaining skits based on the historical account of the Persian king, Mordechai, Haman, and Queen Esther)
3. Eradicating the name of Haman. This is accomplished by:
– Stumping feet and making noise with graggers upon the mention of Haman’s name.
– Haman Tashen (triangular pastries filled with poppy seed / “mon” in Yiddish) are eaten to denote the obliteration of Haman (by consuming the “mon” in the pastry, which represents Haman).
– Some people write the name “Haman” on the bottom of their shoes and obliterate the name with every step they take.
PURIM BOOKS from MAZORBOOKS.COM
The Newest MazorBooks Purim Publication is:
The Big Transformation of Mordy the Hamantash
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Purim in Pictures and Words recounts in detail the extraordinary story of the miraculous reversal of fortune of Persian Jewry in the days of Xerxes I, the emperor who is more widely known as King Achashverosh.
This informative coloring book, which is based on the text of Megillat Esther (the Scroll of Esther), also includes an overview of the main customs and traditions associated with the celebration of the holiday.
Recommended for children between the ages of 6-11.
Enjoy!
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Queen Esther, chosen by the Persian King to be his wife, was beautiful but shy and modest. She is also courageous and heroic, as she stands up to Evil Haman, and saves her people.
(Queen Esther’s Big Secret is based on the story told in the Scroll of Esther)
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The Purim Story is told in lovely rhymes and wonderful images and relates the events that are commemorated by this holiday to young children in a fun and enjoyable fashion.
The holiday of Purim is celebrated every year in the month of Adar, four weeks before Passover.
In addition to the story of Queen Esther, her uncle Mordechai, and the fall of wicked Haman, the book also includes information about the traditional observances of Purim: Hearing the Megillah read at the synagogue, charity to the poor, and more.
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