What is Purim?
Purim, which literally means “lots,” is the holiday in which Jews commemorate being saved from persecution in the ancient Persian Empire. According to the Book of Esther in the Bible, the Jews of the city of Shushan were threatened by the villain Haman, a prime minister who convinces the King Ahasuerus to kill all the Jews (because the Jewish Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman). Haman casts lots (hence the name of the holiday) to determine the date he would carry out his plan: the 13th of Adar. In the end, the Jews are saved by the heroic Queen Esther, Mordecai’s niece (and adopted daughter), who married Ahasuerus (after he banished his first, rebellious wife Vashti). When Ahasuerus discovers that his wife Esther is Jewish, he decides to reverse Haman’s decree, and instead of the Jews being killed, Haman, his sons, and other enemies are killed instead.
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After we went over the book of Esther with the kids
we all put our costumes on which is tradition.
Super baby
The punisher
Kaveri's costume was the most creative.
She was a character from one of her favorite books.
Punk rocker complete with neck and face tatoos
A barbie mermaid
Princess Jasmine
I was a mobster and Derek was also the punisher :-)
Everyone was in charge of their own costume while the rest of us
had to guess who they were.
