Month of Adar
General
Fun
The People
The Story
100
When the month of Adar begins, this happens.
What is happiness increases?
100
Mishloach Manot is a commandment of Purim and means this.
What is giving treats to friends and neighbors?
100
The triangle-shaped cookies eaten on Purim, which some say resemble the hat worn by Haman or the shape of his ears.
What are hamantaschen?
100
The king of Persia at the time?
Who is Achashverosh?
100
The Purim story takes place in this Persian city.
What is Shushan?
200
The day before Purim is called Ta'anit Esther and it is this type of day.
What is a fast day?
200
Matanot l'evyonim is a commandment of Purim and means this.
What is giving tzedakah to the poor?
200
Both kids and adults often come to synagogue on Purim wearing these.
What are costumes?
200
The first wife of the king.
Who is Vashti?
200
The story takes place during this time period in Jewish history.
What is the Babylonian exile?
300
The day after Purim is called Shushan Purim and is celebrated in walled cities like this one.
What is Jerusalem?
300
This is a commandment of observing Purim; something we can do on Erev Purim AND the day of Purim
What is hearing the Megillat Esther read aloud?
300
These are used for drowning out Haman's name whenever it is heard during the reading of the Megillah.
What are graggers?
300
The hero and also Esther's uncle.
Who is Mordechai?
300
Haman use this to select a date on which to destroy the Jewish people.
What is a lottery?
400
During a Hebrew leap year, the month of Adar happens this number of times.
What is 2?
400
Purim occurs on the 14th day of Adar, usually falling in this English month.
What is March?
400
This is the reason we wear costumes on Purim
What is the idea that everything was turned upside down?
400
He wants to destroy the Jews.
Who is Haman?
400
Upon hearing Haman's plot, Esther does this for 3 days.
What is prays and fasts? She also asks that all of the Jewish people do the same.
500
Adar falls between these 2 Hebrew months.
What is Shevat and Nisan?
500
The meaning of the word Purim.
What is year?
500
This is the Yiddish/Hebrew term for a fun and crazy play often performed by synagogue groups on Purim.
What is a shpiel?
500
She is used to identify the megillah read on Purim.
Who is Esther?
500
This is never mentioned in the Purim story.
What is God?
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