Shushan Purim

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Pronunciations

Shushan Purim (SHOO-shahn POOR-um) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The 15th of Adar, the day on which Purim is celebrated in ancient biblical cities.

Example Sentences

  • "Let's drive up to Jerusalem to see the fun on Shushan Purim." (Glinert)

  • "For people today who are concerned with reviving and reinvigorating the joy of Judaism, Shushan Purim has an important lesson. We must be careful to be clear about why we are celebrating." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • שושן פורים

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Notes

  • "A day after Purim comes the festival of Shushan Purim. Because the Jews in the ancient Persian capital, Shushan, took an extra day to rout their enemies, the Bible records that their annual celebrations took place on the day after Purim. Whether the Glorious Iranian Revolution has left any Jews in Shushan today is doubtful (if indeed such a place still exists), but Shushan Purim is still a reality—because, not to be outshone by Shushan, the Jews in all the ancient biblical cities adopted the custom of celebrating Shushan Purim.
    So to this day, whereas Tel Aviv celebrates Purim, Jerusalem celebrates Shushan Purim on the day after. In some Israeli cities they don't know which one they're celebrating, because the rabbis can't decide." (Glinert)

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