The Israel Bible

A Purim Primer

by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 13, 2022 | Esther, Purim

WHEN: Purim is celebrated on the 14th of Adar. In a leap year, in which an additional month of Adar is added, Purim is celebrated in Adar Bet, the second month of Adar. Shushan Purim, the day following Purim, is the day when the holiday is celebrated in cities that...

The Scroll of Esther: The Hidden Name of God

by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 6, 2021 | Adar, Esther, God, Purim, Miracles

The Megillah Reading Divided into ten chapters, the story recorded in the Megillah of Esther is the basis of the Jewish festival of Purim. The story is read aloud and in public from a scroll known as a Megillah. It is read twice during the holiday; in the evening and...

Ask Rabbi Tuly: When is Purim?

by Mordecai Altose | f 18, 2019 | Ask The Rabbi, Esther, Purim

Purim is celebrated in Jerusalem on Friday, March 22, 2019 and on Thursday, March 21 everywhere else. Why do some places celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim on one day, while other cities observe it on another day? Rabbi Tuly Weisz explains based on Esther 9:17-19...