Jewish holiday of Purim comes to close Thursday

Sunset Thursday marks the end of Purim, the Jewish holiday that focuses on the defeat of Haman’s plot to persecute the Jewish people in the Biblical book of Esther.

Following the Texas A&M Hillel celebration of this holiday Wednesday night, Rohr Chabad Jewish Center will host the Jewish community Thursday night.

Manya Lazaroff, wife of the Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff at the Chabad Center, said the main message of Purim is that God is in everyday life.

“There’s times in our life when we see the hand of a higher being,” Yossi Lazaroff said. “And there are times that it’s less obvious.”

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Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination.