Purim is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, which is usually in March
The Mishnah explains that if Purim is celebrated during Adar I and then the year is intercalated (and a second Adar is added), Purim must be celebrated a second
According to the Megillah (the Book of Esther), Purim celebrates the miraculous
Purim is a joyful Jewish holiday that is celebrated in the spring
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Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years: Purim 2024 begins at sundown on Saturday, March 23, 2024 and concludes at nightfall on Sunday, March 24, 2024
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*We eat hamantaschen, triangle-shaped cookies named for the villainous Haman
Purim, which literally means “lots” and is sometimes known as the Feast of Lots, is the Jewish holiday in which Jews commemorate being saved from persecution in the ancient Persian Empire
There are seven leap years in each cycle
On these days, Tachanun (penitential prayers) are omitted, 5 one doesn’t fast, and eulogies are generally not made
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The moment Purim departs we prepare for the new year by studying the laws of Pesach
King Ahasuerus dethrones Queen Vashti
Purim 2024 will begin in the evening of Saturday 23rd Mar, 2024 (23/03/2024) and ends in the nightfall of Monday 25th Mar, 2024 (25/03/2024)
For the Gregorian calendar the day falls in the months of February and March
The holiday of Purim falls on the Hebrew calendar date of Adar 14
With all the upheaval and uncertainty around us, we are now in a time of the year that helps us ‘connect the dots’ in our lives and in world events
Here's what you need to know about the Jewish holiday
It turns out things get much Purim is the most joyous day in the Jewish calendar, celebrating the defeat of Haman, one of the most evil and vicious antagonists in all of human history, as recorded in the biblical book of Esther
This year, Purim begins the evening of Monday, March 6 and