ADAR Table of Contents

"When Adar enters, joy increases"

About the month of Adar
Important facts and figure

Purim basics

Myrrh... Mor...Mordechai
All about the names of the Purim heroes

Two Purim folksongs
Audio recordings for your listening pleasure


Beating, stamping and rattling in the synagogue
Blotting out the name of Haman any which way


Purim curiosities
Bet you didn't know that....


"Believe me, dearest Esther..."
A Purim play by 17th-century French poet/dramatist, J. Racine

Rembrandt and the story of Purim
The great Dutch master paints scenes from the Book of Esther
Franz Landsberger


Purim: The Feast of Lots
Questionable origins, frivolous celebrations, and serious lessons
Francine Klagsbrun


Purim parodies in Jewish literature
Vile profanations or brilliant compositions?
Prof. Israel Davidson


Purim Association of New York, 1880s
How high society Jews in New York celebrated Purim a century ago

The Jewish calendar: How it is calculated and when it was established The Jewish calendar: Solar/lunar structure The zodiac in Jewish tradition