Perrek Tet
What did Esther ask from Achashveirosh on Yud Gimmel Adar?
That Haman's sons could stay hung throughout the next day
What was the name of Haman's wife ?
Define her in 3 words
Zeresh
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Who reads Megilah at HOJMI ?
Rabbi Greenwald
Of Course !!!
Who was Vashti ?
E.C. What happened to her ?
Achashveirosh's 1st wife
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What did the Jews do on Yud Gimmel Adar
They killed any enemy their path
What mitzvah did the Jews take on themselves on Purim ?
Matanot La'evyonim
Why did Haman pick Adar ?
Why was he wrong ?
He thought it wasn't a good month for the Jews because Moshe Rabeinu died
Moshe was also born
True or False:
(individual only)
Do we need to be quiet through out the whole Megilah reading?
False
HAMAN!!!
How long was Achashverosh's party ?
180 days
FREE POINTS!!!
MAZAL TOV
When was Purim in Shushan ?
15th of Adar
When is Tanit Esther ?
13th Of Adar
(Yud Gimmul Adar)
What do we sing after Megilat reading ?
E.C. What does it mean
Shoshanas Yakov,
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Who were Bigtan and Teresh?
E.C. = What did they do? And what happened?
The King's guards
E.C. = They tried to poison the king but failed because of Mordechai
When was Purim outside of Shushan ?
14th of Adar
How many people died OUTSIDE of Shushan on Yud Gimmel Adar ?
75,000
Whats the difference between hung or hang ?
Hung = killed before, then hung
Hang = died while hanging
What did Achashverosh do at the end of the Megilla ?
He made Mordechai his 2nd--in command
What was Esther's real name ?
How was she related to Mordechai ?
Haddasah
She was his niece
(Some say wife)
How many people died in Shushan on Yud Gimmel Adar?
500
Name one of Haman's sons
E.C. = Name two
Dalfon
Aspata
Porata
Adaliya
Parmashta
Arisai
Aridai
Vayzata
Name 10 people from the Purim story
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Who wrote up the story of Purim into a sefer ?
Men of the Great Assembly
(A panel of 120 prophets and sages--including Ezra, Nehemiah, Mordecai, Daniel, Simeon the Righteous and the prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi--which constituted the ultimate religious authority at the onset of the Second Temple Era (4th century BCE). Among their accomplishments was the composition of the text of our standard prayers and blessings )
Explain the whole Purim story, only using one sentence per Perrek ( it needs to be detailed )
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Name one of Haman's sons
E.C. = Name two
Dalfon
Aspata
Porata
Adaliya
Parmashta
Arisai
Aridai
Vayzata