Purim
Purim, Hebrew: פורים , meaning allotment, is a Jewish cheerful feast in memory of the liberation of the Jewish people during their stay in ancient Persia.
The origins of Purim are to be found in the Book of Esther.
It is celebrated on the 14th of Adar (in Jerusalem on the 15th of Adar).
Date
- 2017: sunset, 11 March - sunset, 12 March
Purim Media
The Triumph of Mordechai, 1624 painting by Pieter Pietersz Lastman (Rembrandt House Museum)
- EstherScrollGoogleArtProject
Haman defeated (1578 engraving)
People dressed up for Purim. Gan Shmuel Kibbutz, 1952
Children during Purim in the streets of Jerusalem (2006)
Purim Street Party in Tel Aviv (2015)
Megillat Esther with Torah pointer
A wooden Purim gragger (Ra'ashan)
Gaily wrapped baskets of sweets, snacks and other foodstuffs given as mishloach manot on Purim day
