KnowraPurimLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Purim, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 1Related 4Compared with 1HanukkahCompared with: Both festivals celebrate deliverance, but Purim's story and rituals come from a different historical setting.Book of EstherRelated: The story presents the events remembered by this festival.Esther (biblical figure)Related: The festival preserves the story of Esther’s role in Jewish communal memory.Jewish holidaysBroader topic: Its story-based celebration exemplifies a holiday rooted in a later biblical book.HalvaRelated: Sesame halva is eaten in some Jewish communities as a festival sweet.Cave of the Patriarchs massacreRelated: Goldstein attacked on Purim, a timing that connected his violence to the holiday’s symbolism.