{"id":4963,"date":"2022-03-21T17:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zydzi-trzemeszno.pl\/?p=4963"},"modified":"2022-04-01T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:48:11","slug":"purim-czyli-swieto-losow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zydzi-trzemeszno.pl\/en\/tradycja-i-kultura\/purim-czyli-swieto-losow\/","title":{"rendered":"Purim or the Festival of Lots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The holiday of Purim (Hebrew for lots<\/em>), next to Hanukkah, is one of the joyous holidays. purym<\/em> means fate, destiny, which is why this day is also called the Festival of Lots (casting lots). It is supposed to have originated in one of the Jewish communities of the eastern Diaspora in the mid-2nd century BCE and owes its historical name to the events described in the Book of Esther<\/a>which probably took place in the 5th century BCE. This is when the Jews were delivered from the hands of Haman (he exists in culture and literature as the archetype of the anti-Semite), the grand vizier and first minister of the king of the Medes and Persians. Haman was a descendant of Amalek, of the Amalekite family, a man who devoted his life to hatred. Indescribable and unfounded hostility caused Amalek to attack the Jewish people wandering through the desert. Thus, he became a symbol of pervasive evil, hatred, and the infliction of harm on innocent people. The goal of Haman was to exterminate all the Jews in Persia, so he continued the tradition of merciless cruelty. He decided that he would cast lots to choose the day on which his plans were to come to fruition \u2013 fate decided that it would be the 13th or 14th day of Adar. Fortunately, as we read in the Book of Esther, Queen Esther revealed Haman's plans to King Ahasuerus, which effectively dashed Haman\u2019s hopes and intentions. A death sentence was carried out on Haman and his ten sons, while the Jews, according to the Book, killed 75,000 people in Persia. The Jewish people won an undisputed victory, which is commemorated each year during the Feast of Purim.[1]<\/sup><\/a>The holiday of Purim (Hebrew for lots<\/em>), next to Hanukkah, is one of the joyous holidays.<\/span><\/span>