Today In Judaism / Hoy en el Calendario Judío – Purim (Suerte)

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
13 Adar II, 5779

On the 13th of Adar of the year 3405 from creation (356 BCE), battles were fought throughout the Persian Empire between the Jews and those seeking to kill them in accordance with the decree issued by King Achashveirosh 11 months earlier. (Achashveirosh never rescinded that decree; but after the hanging of Haman on Nissan 16 of the previous year, and Queen Esther’s pleading on behalf of her people, he agreed to issue a second decree authorizing the Jews to defend themselves against those seeking to kill them.) 75,000 enemies were killed on that day, and 500 in the capital, Shushan, including Haman’s ten sons (Parshandata, Dalfon, Aspata, Porata, Adalia, Aridata, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizata), whose bodies were subsequently hanged. The Jews did not take any of the possessions of the slain as booty, though authorized to do so by the king’s decree. (The Book of Esther, chapter 9).

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Miércoles, 20 Marzo, 2019
13 Adar II, 5779
Historia Judía
Guerra Contra los Enemigos de los Judíos en el Imperio persa (356 AEC)

El 13 de Adar del año 3405 desde la creación (356 AEC), hubo batallas por todo el Imperio Persa entre los judíos y aquellos que buscaban matarlos de acuerdo al decreto emitido por el Rey Ajashverosh 11 meses antes. (Ajashverosh nunca rescindió el decreto; pero después de ahorcar a Haman el 16 de Nisan del año anterior, y el ruego de la Reina Ester por su pueblo, accedió a emitir un segundo decreto autorizando a los judíos a defenderse contra aquellos que buscaban matarlos). 75.000 enemigos fueron muertos en ese día, y 500 en la capital, Shushan, incluyendo a los diez hijos de Haman (Parshanadata, Dalfon, Aspata, Porata, Adalia, Aridata, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai y Vaizata), cuyos cuerpos subsecuentemente fueron colgados. Los judíos no tomaron ninguna propiedad de los muertos como botín, a pesar que estaban autorizados a hacerlo por decreto del rey (Libro de Ester, capítulo 9).

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What Is Purim? Why Is It Called Purim?

The jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). Purim 2019 begins on Wednesday night, March 20, and continues through Thursday, March 21 (March 22 in Jerusalem). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther).

The Story in a Nutshell

The Persian Empire of the 4th century BCE extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he arranged a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Esther, found favor in his eyes and became the new queen, though she refused to divulge her nationality.

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