Wednesday 2 September 2015

HOMEWORK WEEK 9

 Due: 10th September
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1) How do Jewish people celebrate the festival of Purim?

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2) Why is Queen Esther a hero?


( I won't publish your answers straight away to give everyone time to think )

18 comments:

  1. 1. The Festival of Purim is celebrated by giving money to the poor, reading the story of Esther 10 times, eating a festive meal and giving food to other people. The Jewish people also dress up and go silly.


    2. Queen Esther saved the Jews by asking the king to save me and my people.

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  2. 1. The Festival of Purim is celebrated by giving money to the poor, reading the story of Esther 10 times, eating a festive meal and giving food to other people. The Jewish people also dress up and go silly.


    2. Queen Esther saved the Jews by asking the king to save me and my people.

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  3. 1) Jewish people celebrate Purim by putting on costumes, reading the story of Esther and eating a festive meal.
    2) Queen Esther is a hero because she went to the king when she could be killed and saved the Jews.

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  4. 1. Give money to the poor.
    2. Read the megillah.
    3. Give gifts of food and drink to friends.
    4. Celebrate the Festival meal.
    Queen Esther is a hero because she saved the Jews.

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  5. 1. Jewish people celebrate the festival of Purim by having a huge feast in honour of the King.
    2. Queen Easter is a hero because she told the King Hanman's plot to kill the Jews.

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  6. 1. They listen to the reading Megillah twice. They stomp their feet and shake their noisemakers when they hear the word Haman.
    2. Esther is a hero because she was brave and asked the king to save the Jews.The king then stopped the Jews from being killed.

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  7. 1. Jewish people celebrate by dressing in costume, feasting and doing a parade.
    2. Queen Esther, is a hero because she told the King that his advisor was going to kill all Jewish people. Because she's Jewish the King stopped it.

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  8. 1. Jewish people celebrate the Festival of Purim by
    -swapping gifts.
    -giving to the poor.
    -eating a special meal.
    -drinking wine.
    -wearing masks and costumes.
    2. Queen Esther is a hero because she helped the Jews from Heymen so the Jews didn't get killed.

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  9. Amy Christoffel Wood8 September 2015 at 22:49

    1 Have a party.
    She saved all jewish.

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  10. Molly Ann Pugh 3W8 September 2015 at 22:54

    1) They dress up, they have a feast, they read the story of Esther and they give food, water and money to the poor.

    2) Queen Ester saved herself and the Jews by telling the King Xerxes, that Haman was trying to kill Mordecai and all the Jews.

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  11. 1. They dress up and dance.
    2. Esther saved her people by telling the King that Hayman was going to kill all of the Jewish people.

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  12. 1) Read the bible during the day and in the evening.
    2) Give money to charity.
    3) Give gifts of food.
    4) Eat and rejoice.

    Why is Esther a Hero?
    She saved all the Jews as well as herself.

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  13. 1. The Jewish people have a special meal on the day of Purim with family and friends. They bake and eat triangular shaped cookies which are in the shape of Haman's hat to remember what bad things he did.
    2.Esther is a hero because she saved all the Jews from dying at the hands of Haman.

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  14. 1. The Jewish people celebrate Purim by having a festival like a carnival and they go on a float through the streets.
    2.Esther was a hero because she told the king that Hayman will kill all the Jews, The king got mad with Hayman so he had him hanged because Esther is Jewish and the king loved his wife very much.

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  15. 1.They have a feast.
    2.Because she saved the Jews.

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  16. 1. The Jewish people celebrate the festival of Purim by giving money to the poor.
    2. Queen Esther is a hero because she saved the Jews.

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  17. 1. The way Jewish people celebrate the festival of purim is dress up in costumes, and people go to other people's house's and have a party and read the Bible of Esther.

    2. Queen Esther saved all the Jewish people from Hamans evil lie.

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  18. 1. money and poor. fest and dress up and help other peaple. read the story of esther
    2. Esther stops Haman from killing the jews.

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