Humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of Talmudic or Halakhic comments
Purim Torah is humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of talmudic or halakhic comments customarily read, recited from memory or authored on or for the Jewish holiday of Purim. Purim Torah can be simple or elaborate.
PurimTorah is humorous and satirical comments in the learned style of talmudic or halakhic comments customarily read, recited from memory or authored...
Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; פּוּרִים Pūrīm, lit. 'lots'; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation...
Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day...
The Torah (/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה Tōrā, "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew...
expressions of Purim humor of long tradition are PurimTorah read by Purim Rabbi and Purim spiel. PurimTorah are humorous and satirical comments in the learned...
"New York–Purim Costumes–A History–Reasons and Origins". Vos iz Neias.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012., for another theory. The text of the Torah itself...
A Purim Rabbi of Purim Rav (Hebrew: רב פורים; Rav Purim) is a mock rabbi appointed during the celebration of Purim to recite the PurimTorah and to perform...
According to Rabbinic Judaism, the Oral Torah or Oral Law (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה, romanized: Tōrā šebbəʿal-pe) are statutes and legal interpretations...
Torah reading (Hebrew: קריאת התורה, K'riat haTorah, "Reading [of] the Torah"; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kriyas haTorah) is a Jewish religious tradition...
Meisel (Budapest, 1878). Masekhet Purim ("Tractate of Purim"), a PurimTorah, a parody intended to be read during Purim, written at Rome. Caricaturing the...
the supplemental Oral Torah is represented by later texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud. The Hebrew-language word torah can mean "teaching", "law"...
Mīqrāʾ), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Different branches of Judaism and Samaritanism...
traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat for Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Purim. Teiglach date back to the times of the Romans who made strips of fried...
Windy. Bark mitzvahs are sometimes held as an adjunct to the festival of Purim. Bar or bat mitzvah celebrations have become an occasion to give the celebrant...
The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה, lit. 'repetition of the Torah'), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה, 'book of the strong hand')...
Kippur, and on Hoshana Rabbah and Simchat Torah. Kreplach with vegetarian or dairy fillings are also eaten on Purim because the hidden nature of the kreplach...
Second Purim (Hebrew: פורים שני, romanized: Purim Sheni), also called Purim Katan (Hebrew: פורים קטן, lit. 'Minor Purim'), is a celebratory day uniquely...
stylus, popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls. It is often shaped...
also occurred; in one incident on March 20, 2008, a bomb concealed as a Purim gift basket was delivered to the house of a prominent Messianic Jewish family...
Torah scrolls are used for the Sabbath morning Torah reading: one for Miketz, another for Rosh Chodesh, and a third for Hanukkah. Update when Purim comes...
body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandments (mitzvot), subsequent Talmudic...
from Tosefta, Megillah ch.4.) Sabbath immediately preceding Purim (Shabbat Zachor) (Torah reading: Deuteronomy 25:17-19) A, AH: First Samuel 15:2–34 APZ:...
miracles") is an addition to the Amidah and Birkat Hamazon on Hanukkah and Purim. On both holidays, it starts off with a short paragraph, beginning with...
different interpretations of the Torah and how to apply it to current Jewish life, with Sadducees recognizing only the Written Torah and rejecting Prophets, Writings...
eradication. The Book of Esther's story provides the traditional explanation for Purim, a celebratory Jewish holiday that is observed on the Hebrew date on which...
to be welcoming towards hungry strangers and feed them at the table. At Purim it is considered obligatory for every Jew to give food to one other person...
Western world, Centrist Orthodoxy underpinned by the philosophy of Torah Umadda ("Torah and secular knowledge") is prevalent. In Israel, Modern Orthodoxy...
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