Pronounced: PUR-im, the Feast of Lots, Origin: Hebrew, a joyous holiday that recounts the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre during the Persian period.
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The Four Mitzvot of Purim
Esther and Mordecai instituted three of the four obligations of Purim. The fourth is reading their story.
Why Did Mordecai Refuse to Bow to Haman?
More than two millennia ago, it was not the action of one man that changed the course of Jewish history, but rather his inaction.