It is told that the evil Haman, who was a senior minister in King Ahasuerus’ court, issued a decree to destroy all Jews, and miraculously, God made it so a few years earlier How to say 'happy Purim' in Hebrew
So, why do we fast on Ta’anit Esther? One of the explanation for Ta’anit Esther
One of the staples of Purim is the reading of The Megillah, also known as The Book of Esther once on Purim night (this year, that'd be the evening of March 6) and once on Purim day (March 7)
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Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther in the form that we have it in the Hebrew Bible, provides the story of the origin of Purim, the blueprint for its celebration, and the authorization for its observance in perpetuity
A drunken king orders her killed
While the Jewish holiday of Purim — which, in the United States this year, begins on Wednesday at sundown and Purim: The Story of Esther
Adar 15, 3405 (356 BCE) The Megillah recorded; Festival of Purim instituted for all generations
Chag Purim sameach! Praying to Lord for your better health and dreams to come true
– Unknown
The Fast of Esther ( Taanit Esther or " Esther Fast") is a dawn-to-nightfall fast held on the day before the jolly holiday of Purim
(At the point in the story that describes how the 10 sons of Haman were killed and hanged on the gallows, the words in the Megillah are actually stacked in a column, using a format seen in just a few places in scripture