Purim will be celebrated this year from Thursday night until Friday night; in Jerusalem, it will be spread out over the three days from Friday to Sunday. The joyous holiday commemorates the salvation of the Jews from Haman\'s decree of destruction some 2,350 years ago. A list of websites related to Purim can be accessed at http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaypu.htm. Sample Purim sites:



Two great articles on Purim: http://yeshiva.org.il/English/Eindex.htm

Aish HaTorah Purim Pages - http://aish.com/holidays/Purim/default.asp

Nurit\'s Purim Spiel - http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/purim/purimindex.html

Purim Lectures - http://www.613.org:80/purim.html

Chabad - http://www.virtualpurim.org/default.asp

Ohr Somayach - http://www.ohr.org.il/special/purim/index.htm

OU - http://www.ou.org/chagim/purim/default.htm

Purim Humor - http://www.jr.co.il/humor/purim.htm

Hebrew - http://galim.org.il/purim/

Project Genesis: Purim - http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/purim/