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Purim

Last Modified on March 23, 2016

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Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; Hebrew:  פּוּרִים‬ (help·info) Pûrîm "lots", from the word פור‬ pur, related to Akkadian: pūru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill a[...]

Posted: Family & Community, Jewish Holidays, Judaism

Tags: jewish holidays, passover, shabbat, torah

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Hanukkah

Last Modified on December 7, 2015

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[92] בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר חֲנֻכָּה.‬[...]

Posted: Holidays & Seasonal Events, Jewish Holidays, Occasions & Gifts

Tags: chanukah, jewish calendar, jewish holidays, menorah

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