The book of Esther commands that it be celebrated on the 14th and 15th days of Adar (February or March) and was to be a time of "feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor" (Esther 9:22). Originally Purim was established as a two-day observance (Esther 9:27). During leap years on the Hebrew calendar, Purim is celebrated in the second month of Adar. The Beginnings of Purim. She was about to risk her own life to request an audience with the King. (Esther 3:7)Purim is celebrated on the 14th and 15th days of Adar, the twelfth month of the Jewish Calendar.Adar usually falls in March, and is synonymous with joy because it has traditionally been a month of hope and good luck for the Jewish people.The 14th day of Adar is the day that Haman chose for the extermination of the Jews.In leap years, when there are two months of Adar, Purim is celebrated in the second month of Adar, so it is always one month before The festival is preceded by a minor fast, which commemorates Esther's three days of fasting in preparation for her meeting with the king.It's a mitzvah that Jewish people should eat, drink and be merry at Purim.A person certainly should not become so drunk that he might violate other commandments or become seriously ill.In addition, Jews are commanded to send gifts of money, food or drink, and make donations to charity.The sending of gifts of food and drink is referred to as 'sending out portions. Mordecai was the first person in history to be called a Jew, although he was not the first Jewish person. As a result, the Jews killed over 70,000 of their enemies.The villain Haman was hanged on the gallows that he had built to execute Mordecai, and Mordecai was given Haman's job in his place.The book of Esther is the only book of the Bible that does not contain the name of God. According to the Book of Esther, Purim was celebrated for the first time the day after the Jewish people of the Persian Empire were granted permission to rise up against their enemies. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish.And he pointed out that the reason she had become Queen was so that she could rescue the Jews.Going to see the King was risky for Esther, because if you approached the King without being invited you could be executed. So Haman went to the King and told him that he ought to get rid of the Jews.There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Purim means 'lots' in ancient Hebrew and refers to the lottery whereby Haman was to choose a day for his planned Jewish massacre. See the Bible Feasts Calendar for specific dates. He welcomed her, and she, eventually, told him of Haman's plan to exterminate the Jews.She begged the King to show mercy to the Jewish people. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the King's laws; therefore it is not befitting for the King to tolerate them.Haman told the King that he would pay for the extermination.The King gave Haman his signet ring (so that Haman could give orders in the King's name) and told him to get on with it.Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews-young and old, women and little children-on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.Mordecai persuaded Esther to beg the King for mercy for the Jews. Esther’s predecessor, Vashti, was removed from her throne because of a wine feast. Purim means 'lots' in ancient Hebrew and refers to the lottery whereby Haman was to choose a day for his planned Jewish massacre. 'In Israel, Purim baskets containing an assortment of sweets, cookies, bagels, wine, nuts and fruit are sold.A common treat at this time of year are 'Haman's pockets', sometimes called hamantashen.
Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, which usually falls sometime in February or March.
Originally Purim was established as a two-day observance (Esther 9:27). Mordecai, a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin, had been living as an exile in Susa at the time. Later on Haman, an evil man was given the highest seat of honor by the King, but Mordecai refused to kneel down and pay him honor. Today Purim is celebrated on day 14 of the Hebrew month of Adar (February or March). He had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had adopted and raised as his own daughter after her parents had died. Some wear their best Sabbath clothes, but many dress up in colourful costumes and masks.The Purim story features a villain called Haman, and everyone in the synagogue boos, hisses, stamps their feet and uses noisemakers (called graggers) and cymbals whenever the name of Haman is mentioned during the service.The purpose of this custom is to blot out the name of Haman. The Jewish calendar follows a 19-year cycle. JESUS CELEBRATED PURIM. But nowadays any noise will do.Children in particular enjoy dressing up as the characters found in the Book of Esther, including King Xerxes, Vashti, Queen Esther, Mordecai and Haman.The word Purim means lots and refers to the lottery that Haman used to choose the date for the massacre. If Purim falls on the Sabbath, the Megillah is read on the Thursday evening and Friday morning before Purim.The synagogue is crowded with men, women, and children. By Queen Esther's official decree, these days were established as a lasting custom called Purim, or the Feast of Lots.