Purim Story
King Achashverosh had this many queens
Two (2)
This person grew a tail
Queen Vashti
Mishloach Manos means this:
Giving food gifts to at least one friend
This was the Jewish name of Esther
This Persian word is translated in the Megillah into the "Holy Tongue" as the word Goral
(What is Pur?)
Esther and Mordechai both came from this tribe
Binyamin
Vay'zasa was the son of this wicked man:
Haman
Giving charity to poor people on Purim is called this in Hebrew
מתנות לאביונים
Matanos La'Evyonim
This person told Achashverosh:
"The Jewish people are scattered everywhere but they are unified through Torah and Mitzvos"
Haman
In a famous metaphor describing the supernatural survival of the Jews in exile, the nation is compared to this animal surrounded by seventy hungry wolves
(What is a sheep?)
Achashverosh made his feast this number of years after he became king
Three (3)
This woman gave advice to her husband what to do with Mordechai:
Zeresh (Haman's wife)
This mitzvah must be done twice on Purim
Hearing the Megilah
This many people were hung in the Megillah
13 (Haman, his 10 sons and Bigsan and Seresh)
Signifying a state of "double concealment," this sacred text is unique among the Holy Scriptures because it does not contain the Name of the Creator even once.
megilas ester
The name of advisor who suggested that Haman be hung on the gallows was this:
Charvonah
These cousins are central to the Purim story
Mordechai and Esther
Some people eat "kreplach" while doing this mitzvah on Purim
Seudas Purim (Purim feast)
This man passed important messages between Mordechai and Esther
Hasach (התך)
The Baal Shem Tov teaches that this means thinking the miracle happened only "in the past" rather than seeing it as a present reality
What does it mean to "read the Megillah backwards"?
It was on this day that the Jewish people of Shushan stopped fighting against their enemies:
14th of Adar
This man gave Esther perfumes to prepare for her visit to the king:
Haigey
If a gift-giver wants to perform tevilah (immersion) on a utensil before giving it away, they must first hand the item to this person to symbolically transfer ownership on the recipient’s behalf
give it to a 3rd party
This many feasts took place during the purim story
8
This leader alone requested the Sages to "record me" and "establish me" specifically regarding the reading and writing of the Scroll
what did ester do