Purim

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  1. 8. the heroine of the story
  2. 11. _____ Manot - Gifts of food given to friends on Purim
  3. 13. Hebrew Month Purim is in
  4. 14. Purim is on the ____________ day of the month
  5. 15. Bigtan and Teresh are guards who tried to ___ the King
  6. 16. Number of chapters in the Megilla
  7. 17. How many sons did Haman have?
  8. 18. How many times the Megilla is read during Purim.
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  1. 1. How many mitzvot (commandments) are there related to Purim?
  2. 2. Persian capital city, the story takes place here
  3. 3. ___ Esther, translates to "The Scroll of Esther". What we read on Purim.
  4. 4. ____ Purim, the festive meal
  5. 5. Name of the 1st queen, who didn't do what the king requested.
  6. 6. the hero of the story
  7. 7. Main qualification for new queen
  8. 9. Matanot l'_______. The Hebrew word for poor people. It's one of the mitzvot (commandments).
  9. 10. People wear ____________ on Purim
  10. 12. Name of the villain of the story
  11. 19. Cities that are/were surrounded by a __________ celebrate Shushan Purim, on the 15th of Adar