Characters
The Jewish queen who risked her life to save her people.
Who is Esther?
They type of "book" the story is found in.
What is a "megilah" or scroll?
The empire in which the story of Purim takes place.
What is the Persian Empire?
The gifts of food we give to friends to friends.
What are Mishloah Manot?
The collection of books where books like Maccabees and the Greek version of Esther is found.
What is the Apocrypha?
This villain wanted to destroy all the Jews in the Persian Empire.
Who is Haman?
Where in the Tanakh the story of Esther is found.
What is the Ketuvim?
What the word "purim" means in English.
What is "lots"?
The festive meal we eat during Purim (and other holidays as well!)
What is a se'udah?
Instead of fearless and strong, in the Greek version Esther is portrayed as this.
What is helpless / weaker?
Esther’s cousin and guardian who refused to bow.
Who is Mordecai?
The amount of times God's name appears in the story.
What is zero?
The day and month that Haman sought to kill the Jews.
What is the 13th of Adar?
Charity given to those in need on Purim
What is Matanot Le'evyonim?
While God's name does not appear in our version of the Megilah, in the Greek version God's name appears more than this number.
What is 50 times?
The emperor in the Purim story.
Who is Ahasuerus?
According to the story, the people who recorded its events.
Who are Esther and Mordecai?
Mordecai asked Esther to do this, even though it could put her life at risk.
What is go to the king unannounced?
When we read the megilah during Purim
What is at night and then in the morning?
This is the Greek name for the earliest Greek translation of the Torah.
What is the Septuagint?
The palace guard who plot to assassinate Ahasuerus
Who are Bigtan and Teresh?
The amount of other megilot are in the Tanakh
What is four?
The length of time that Ahasuerus' party lasted.
What is 180 days?
The "extra" day of Purim celebrated in walled cities.
What is Shushan Purim?
In the Greek version, Mordecai has a dream in which he sees two of these beasts battling.
What are dragons?