The holiday of Purim begins this year on Monday Night, March 9th and ends the following evening. Purim celebrates the miraculous salvation of the Jewish people from the decree of annihilation issued by the ruler of the Persian empire (in approximately year 360 B.C.E.)
Click here for a synopsis of the Megillah and a history of the Purim miracle
Click here for a synopsis of the Megillah and a history of the Purim miracle