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Purim is a holiday where Jewish
people celebrate the victory of one woman, Esther, over an evil King Hamen, which
saved the Jews from slaughter. The holiday is celebrated by going to
temple and reciting the story of Esther. This is also like the
Jewish Halloween, where kids dress up in costumes. It is a fun
festive holiday. The traditional dessert is called Hamentashen.
It is a triangular shapted cookie with a fruit filling (this is supposed
to represent Hamen's triangular hat).
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Purim Facts and History
Purim
(Judaism 101): Information, history and stories about the holiday.
Purim
on the Web (Purim.com): History of the holiday with links to related
information.
Purim
(Chabad.org): History, celebration and activities about related to the
holiday.
Related Purim Information
Background
of the Hamentash (OU.org): Information and history of this holiday
pastry.
The
Book of Esther/Megillah (Jewish.com): Online version of the holiday
prayer book.
Jewish
History Resource Center (Hebrew University of Jerusalem): In-depth
database of historical documents on Jewish History.
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This is not a traditional gift
giving holiday. If you would like to buy a gift, make some home-made
Hammentashen and give them out to your friends and family. Purim
Gift Ideas:
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