Purim Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Purim.

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Encyclopedia Articles (2)

571 words, approx. 2 pages
Purim PURIM ("lots") is a minor Jewish festival (one in which work is not prohibited) that falls on the fourteenth day of Adar. It celebrates the deliverance, as told in the Book of Esth... Read more
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Purim Plays PURIM PLAYS. Known in standard Yiddish as purimshpiln (sg., purimshpil), the Purim plays, presented during the holiday of Purim, were the most common form of folk drama among eastern and w... Read more