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Laws of Purim
Laws of Purim
Story of Purim
Story of Purim
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Name the 4 special Parshios?
Zahor, Para, Shekolim, Chodesh
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What do we add to our davening and benching on Purim?
Al Hanissim.
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How long was Achashverosh's party?
180 days.
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Who was Mordechai?
He was the head of Sunhedrin (the Jewish Court). He knew 70 languages (even signlanguage). He was the leader of the Jews in Eretz Isroel until the destruction of the firstTemple when he went with the Jews to be exiled to Bavel.
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When is the obligation for a Purim seudah (night or day)?
Day
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Why do we fast before Purim?
To remember how Esther fasted before she went to the king.
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During which Temple (1st, 2nd, 3rd...) did the story of Purim take place?
Between the 1st and 2nd (there was no Temple at that time).
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In the King’s palace, how did Esther manage to keep Shabbos?
She had seven maids. Each one served her on a particular day of the week. At the end of the cycle it was Shabbos.
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How should one dress for the reading of the Megillah?
In one's Shabbos clothes.
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How many brochos did we say before reading the Megillah?
3
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Who was Charvonah?
The guard who suggested to hang Haman on his own gallows; some say he was Eliahu Hanovi.
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Why did Haman choose Adar?
Every month had something to rejoice about except Adar. Since Moishe Rabeinu died in Adar, Haman thought it should be dedicated to sadness.
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What's the mitzvah of the half-shekel today?
To give 3 of your country half-coins (half dollars here) as a memory of the mitzvah of the half-shekel.
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How are the names of the 10 sons of Haman read?
In one breath.
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What special vessels did Achashverosh use for his party?
The precious keilim of the Beis Hamikdosh.
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What was the loshon horo Haman spoke about the Jews?
When we want them to work they say it is Shabbos or Yom Tov. Or, they say they can’t work because: -the first hour of the day - saying shema -the second hour of the day - davening -the third hour of the day - breakfast -the fourth hour of the day - bentching Finally, the Jews go out at the fifth hour. After working one hour they return to rest and study Torah. They don’t pay attention to babies who cry on the eigth day. In Tishrei they rip apart the King’s trees. Their stores are always closed because they have so many holidays.
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Someone came to a great sage to ask the following question: I can only manage to either go and put on tefillin or go and read the Megillah - Which should I do? What did the sage answer?
Megillah comes first!
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If I can 'motzi' you in lighting the Chanukah Menorah, then I can also 'motzi' you in reading the Megillah. Who am I?
A koton (child).
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Why do we read Parshas Zohor before Purim?
Haman was from Amalek.
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What was on the coins that Mordechai minted?
One side had sackcloth and ashes and the other side had a golden crown. This was to be a permanent reminder of Mordechai’s humbleness and his dependence on Hashem.