Purim
noun[U]
uk/ˈpʊə.rɪm/us/ˈpʊr.ɪm/aJewishcelebrationheldinspringeveryyeartorememberthedefeatof aplantokillall theJewsin thePersianEmpire :
During Purim thewholestoryof Esther wasreadin thesynagogue.
- Thesesmalltriangularpastriesare one of thetraditionalsweetsof Purim.
- Traditional Purimfireworkswereletoff.
- With so manyfunactivities, I don't like tospendPurim in thekitchencooking.
- Purim is aholidaythatcommemoratesthedeliveranceof theJewsin thePersianEmpire fromtheirenemies.
Judaism
- bar mitzvah
- bat mitzvah
- cantor
- Chanukah
- Halakha
- Hanukkah
- Jew
- Jewish
- Jewishness
- messiah
- mohel
- Orthodox Judaism
- paschal
- Passover
- synagogue
- Talmudic
- the ark
- the Talmud
- the Torah
- unkosher
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