Purim 1
I am the beautiful Jewish Queen
Esther
I am the King
Achashverosh
I refused to dance at the king's party
Vashti
I'm the one who refused to kneel or bow down to Haman
Mordechai
I'm the King's top adviser at the beginning of the story
Haman
Esther's secret
that she is Jewish
This is how Esther became queen
auditioned (was in a contest)
Why Haman wanted to kill all the Jews
"Mordechai refused to bow down"
Cookies we eat on Purim
Hamentashen
The relationship of Esther to Mordechai
cousin or adopted daughter
City where the Purim story happened
Shushan
Reason Esther was afraid to approach the king
"anyone who approaches the king without being asked is subject to death"
When we make noise during the Megillah reading
when we hear the name Haman
What the king did for Mordechai to honor him for saving the king's life.
Dressed him in royal robes and parade him around town on a royal horse, led by Haman
Esther told Mordechai and all the Jews to do this before she approached the king
fast for 3 days
Name of the country where the story of Esther takes place
Persia
Haman built these for Mordechai
gallows called also gallows tree.... use for the punishment of hanging
Hebrew date we celebrate Purim
14th of Adar
After Purim, the next holiday in the Jewish calendar
Pesach (Passover)
Esther's Hebrew name
Hadassah
How Mordechai saved the king's life
"He reported the plot by the guards at the gate to kill the king"
Haman's final fate
Haman was hanged on the gallows that he had built for Mordechai
Gift baskets that we give to our friends and family at Purim (Hebrew name for them)
mishlo'ach manot
The Hebrew word "Pur" (Purim is the plural) means this
"lot"
פּוּר הוא גוֹרָל. בִּימֵי קֶדֶם נהגו לזרוק אבן כדי לקבל החלטות חשובות. לאבן הזאת קראו פור.
This is the day that Haman picked to destroy the Jews
the 13th of Adar