A short introduction to Purim
Of all the festivals in the Jewish calendar the most exuberant and fun filled is Purim.
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15 Adar 5785 (March 28, 2025)
Of all the festivals in the Jewish calendar the most exuberant and fun filled is Purim.
In the Bible all manner of work is forbidden on the Day of Atonement, as it is on the Sabbath (being likewise called “a Sabbath of solemn rest” and the soul is to be “afflicted from evening of the ninth day of the seventh month until evening of the morrow”
Passover, also known as Pesach, is a Jewish spring holiday. It commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt and their journey to freedom. The holiday reminds
From the book Celebration The Book Of Jewish Festivals Buy the book here Purim’s festivity connects intimately with the month of AdarאֲדָרĂdār; from Akkadian adaru
Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, Rōʾš hašŠānā The Ancient Semitic peoples thought of the year as the beginning in the autumn. At the time of the late
“On the fifteenth day of this seventh month (five days after Yom Kippur) the festival of Sukkot {shall be celebrated) seven days unto the Lord. ”
(Leviticus 23:34-36)
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