Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים Pûrîm ‘lots’, from the word pur, related to Akkadian pūru) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire […]

Passover (Hebrew, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach) is a Jewish festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on […]