Minheg
(Custom)
(Custom)
Ven falt oys purim in undzer luakh?
When is Purim in the Hebrew calendar?
Dem fertsn oder
The fourteenth of Adar
A purim-gebeks in forem fun a drayek
A purim pastry in shape of triangle
homentash
hamantash
Der nomen fun ester hamalke fun der heym
The birth name for Queen Esther
Hadase
Hadassah
Der taytsh fun vort "purim"?
The meaning of the word "purim"?
Kvitlakh
Lottery tickets
Ver iz der beyzer meylekh fun purim?
Who is the evil king in Purim?
Meylekh Akhashveyrush
King Ahasuerus (aka Xerxes)
Der yidisher teater shtamt fun velkher purim-zakh?
Yiddish theater originates from what Purim custom?
fun der purim-shpil
from Purim plays
Vos iz taytsh "homen" fun "homentashn"?
What does "haman" in "hamantashn" mean?
Homen Haroshe ODER mon
Haman OR poppy
Ver iz der feter fun ester hamalke?
Who is the uncle of Queen Esther?
Mordke Hatsadik
Mordechai
Tsu vemen trogt men shalekh-mones?
To whom do you take "shalekh-manot?"
a matone fun esnvarg un getranken
a gift of food and drinks to family & friends
Vu iz forgekumen di mayse fun purim?
Where does Purim take place?
in shushn, persye
in Susa, Iran
Vifl mol muz men hern di megile?
How many times is the Megillah read?
tsvey mol
two times
Nokh a purim-maykhl in forem fun a drayek?
Another Purim treat in the shape of a triangle?
Kreplakh
Ver iz geven di malke FAR ester hamalke?
Who was the queen before Esther?
Vashti
Vifl valgerheltser zenen do in a megilas ester?
How many rolling pins in the Scroll of Esther?
eyn eyts-khayim
one "tree of life" roller
Ver iz der beyzer premyer fun meylekh?
Who is the evil prime minister of the king?
Homen Hoagogi
Haman the Agagite
Ven pravet men purim in yerushelayim?
When is Purim celebrated in Jerusalem?
dem fuftsntn oder
on the fifteenth of Adar
Vos muz men trinken af a purim-sude?
What must you drink at a purim party?
vayn oder mashke
wine or heavy liquor
Vos tut men ven men hert dem nomen Homen?
What happens when hearing the name Haman?
Me dreyt a grager
One spins a noise-maker
Ver iz der narisher zun fun homen haroshe?
Who is the legendary foolish son on Haman?
vayzoso(ויזתא) = a fool
Vu iz der keyver fun ester hamalke?
Where is the tomb of Queen Esther?
Hamadan, Persye (Iran)
Ven falt oys purim in an iber-yor?
When is Purim in a Jewish leap year?
um oder-sheni
in Adar II (the leap month)
Far vos iz ester hamalke iz a vegetaryaner?
Why is Queen Esther a vegetarian?
tsu haltn kosher in dem kenigs palats
to keep kosher in the king's palace
Vifl mol sheyt geshribn Hashem in megilas-ester?
How many times is G-d mentioned in the Megillah?
ken mol nisht
Never
Ver iz dos beyze vayb fun homen haroshe?
Who is the wicked wife of Haman?
Zeyresh
Ven iz forgekumen di mayse fun Purim?
When did the events of Purim take place?
tsvishn 500 un 450 farn itsikn kalendar
between 500 and 450 BCE