Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; פּוּרִים Pūrīm, lit. 'lots'; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation...
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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...
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For Your Consideration (film) (redirect from Home For Purim)
performances in the fictional film they have not even completed yet, Home for Purim, a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are supposedly generating...
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Jewish holidays (section Purim and Shushan Purim)
widespread custom to act out the story of Purim. The Purim spiel, or Purim play, has its origins in this, although the Purim spiel is not limited to that subject...
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Book of Esther (category Purim)
Jewish feast, the feast of Purim, but Purim itself is not the subject and no individual feast in the book is commemorated by Purim. The book's theme, rather...
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the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates his victory. However, since the 1890s, some academics have suggested that Purim originated from a Babylonian...
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years) – Purim 14 Adar I (does not exist in non-leap years; Karaites celebrate in Adar II) – Purim Katan 15 Adar (II in leap years) – Shushan Purim – celebration...
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Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (redirect from Masekhet Purim)
Meisel (Budapest, 1878). Masekhet Purim ("Tractate of Purim"), a Purim Torah, a parody intended to be read during Purim, written at Rome. Caricaturing the...
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Dizengoff Center suicide bombing (redirect from Purim massacre)
bombing (also Purim massacre) was a Palestinian suicide attack which took place on March 4, 1996, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim. The suicide...
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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...
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Haman (section Purim traditions)
permitted in the Talmud, Megilla 7b... pûrim is a hebraized form of a Babylonian word...Efforts to identify Purim with an earlier Jewish or Greek festival...
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eradication. The Book of Esther's story provides the traditional explanation for Purim, a celebratory Jewish holiday that is observed on the Hebrew date on which...
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Purim Rattanaruangwattana (Thai: ปุริม รัตนเรืองวัฒนา, born 21 May 1997), nicknamed Pluem, is a Thai actor and singer. He started acting in the 2013 movie...
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Purim Torah is humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of talmudic or halakhic comments customarily read, recited from memory or authored...
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Hanukkah Saturday, January 22: Tu Bishvat Tuesday, March 21: Purim Wednesday, March 22: Shushan Purim Thursday, April 20: Pesach* Tuesday, May 2: Yom HaShoah...
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festival of Purim ... Purim [Baruch's] friend explained 'is a holiday to kill the people who are trying to kill the Jews'" ... For most Jews Purim is a joyous...
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A Purim spiel (also spelled Purimshpil, Yiddish: פּורימשפּיל, from Yiddish shpil 'game, play', see also spiel) or Purim play is an ensemble of festive...
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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...
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Pudim Molotov (redirect from Purim Molotov)
Pudim Molotov is a popular dessert in Portuguese cuisine. It is made with egg whites, sugar, and sometimes a touch of vanilla. The egg whites are whipped...
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Shavuot (redirect from HRT3M Purim & Shavuot)
Shavuot (listen, from Hebrew: שָׁבוּעוֹת, romanized: Šāvūʿōṯ, lit. 'Weeks'), or Shvues (listen, in some Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holiday, one of the...
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Second Purim (Hebrew: פורים שני, romanized: Purim Sheni), also called Purim Katan (Hebrew: פורים קטן, lit. 'Minor Purim'), is a celebratory day uniquely...
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Hamantash (category Purim foods)
pastry associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim. The name refers to Haman, the villain in the Purim story. In Hebrew, hamantashen are also known as...
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Adloyada (redirect from Purim carnival)
procession held in Israel on the Jewish holiday of Purim (or on Shushan Purim the second day of Purim, commanded to be celebrated in "walled cities", nowadays...
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release for the label. It is the debut of a quintet featuring singer Flora Purim, flautist/saxophonist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke and percussionist...
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Seudat mitzvah (section Seudat Purim)
Tisha B'Av occurs on Shabbat or Sunday. On Purim day, typically toward evening, a festive meal called Seudat Purim is held, with wine as a prominent beverage...
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third for Parshat Shekalim. Purim falls on Friday, and the Purim seudah is held earlier in the day. In Jerusalem, where Purim always occurs a day later...
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saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke, vocalist Flora Purim and her husband, drummer/percussionist Airto Moreira, who all performed...
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Sri Rangapuram (redirect from Sri ranga purim)
Sri Rangapuram is a village in Nadigudem mandal, Suryapet district of Telangana. It is located 18.8 kilometres (11.7 mi) from Kodad town. The village is...
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Avraham Danzig (section Gunpowder Purim)
Mishnah Berurah. Dr. Yaakov Geller. "Purim Katan – Communal, Local, National and Familial Celebrations". "Gunpowder Purim". Jewish Treats. NJOP. donate extra...
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the Reform movement permit celebrating the holiday. The Jewish holiday of Purim has often been compared to Halloween, due to the wearing of costumes during...
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