Hebrew Purim
Gifts to the poor
מַתָּנוֹת לָאֶבְיוֹנִים
The Megillah never mentions this Name explicitly.
HaShem
Why was Mordechai honored by the king?
Because he saved the king’s life from two guards who planned to kill him.
“If I perish, I perish.”
Esther
Who was the agagi
Haman
מִשְׁתֶּה
👉 Feast / banquet
The king could not sleep one night, so he asked for the
Book od the Record
How tall was the gallows Haman built?
50 amot
King, there’s a nation spread everywhere and they follow different rules.”
Haman
Haman's Wife
Zeresh
וְנַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא
👉 It was turned around / reversed
What did Esther ask the Jews to do before she went to the king?
to fast for 3 days
On what date did the Jews fight their enemies?
13 of Adar
Even if you don’t help… help will come from somewhere else
Mordechai
Two palace guards planned to assassinate the king
Bigtan and Teresh
גְּזֵרָה
Decree
How are the names of Haman’s sons written in the Megillah?
column format, one under the other
In which month was the decree written?
Nissan
״מה שאלתך ותינתן לך, ומה בקשתך עד חצי המלכות ותיעש״
Achshverosh
This character is described as “איש יהודי היה בשושן הבירה” and also as “איש ימיני.”
Mordechai
מַרְבִּים בְּשִׂמְחָה
increase in joy
From which shevet was Mordechai?
Binyamin
Which Beit HaMikdash had already been destroyed when the Purim story happened?
First
Who would dare do such a thing? Bring him to me!
Achshverosh
Esther's father
Avichayil
נִדְדָה
wandered / drifted away
Why does Mordechai wear sackcloth publicly at the palace gate?
To awaken the Jews to teshuvah and publicize the crisis.
In which city in Israel do people read the Megillah on the 15th of Adar?
Yerushalaim
ישנו עם אחד מפוזר ומפורד בין העמים
Haman To Achashverosh
My name hints hidden
Esther