The Festival of Purim commemorates a major victory over oppression and is recounted in the Megillah, the scroll of the story of Esther.
Purim takes place on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar, the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.

Check out the following sites to learn more about Purim:

PURIM QUIZ
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/50/act/quiz/purim.html

Purim on the Jewish Web
http://www.purim.com/

Purim on the Net. The story and traditions, costumes and masks, including how to make "hamentashen".
http://www.holidays.net/purim/

Purim Customs around the World - Short anecdotes about Purim in 14 different countries.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/purim/pugnen07.html

Purim - Celebrate with JOI - customs, stories and more.
http://www.joi.org/celebrate/purim/

Purim Index - The Pedagogical Center of the Jewish Agency - lots of resources and activities.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/festivls/purim/index.html

Purim Around the World - Activity - Check your knowledge of interesting Purim traditions.
http://www.amalnet.k12.il/meida/english/engi1965.htm


Or send Happy Purim greetings to a friend, using one of the following sites:

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