Mar 4, 2012 Purim Purim is a Jewish holiday marking the deliverance of the Jews from a royal death decree
Purim Katan means “Little Purim
Every year, the Jews observe a day of fasting followed by a day of feasting in memory of the events of 1614
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The story of the joyous holiday of Purim might appear somber at first glance: It tells of the near-destruction of the Jewish people as decreed by Haman, an adviser to the Persian King Ahasuerus
Purim in Other Years
The Jewish year has 12 Hebrew months which are each 29 or 30 days long, following the cycles of the moon
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The Book of Estherrecounts the story of Purim, telling of how the Jews of Persia were saved from destruction
Type: Jewish holiday
Purim 2024 will take place on, Adar 14 th 5784, Purim begins at night, on March 23 , 2024 and ends on March 24 , 2024 at the end of the day
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25, 2024 | Adar I 16, 5784 This week's Torah reading is Ki Tisa Upcoming holiday is Purim | Mar
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Purim for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Thursday, 13 March 2025 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 14 March 2025
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Purim for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of March 9 ending at sundown on Tuesday, March 10
Purim occurs on the following dates: Jewish Year 5782: Sunset March 16, 2022 – Nightfall March 17, 2022
While the fast is generally celebrated on the day before Purim, when Purim is on Sunday, the fast is moved from Shabbat to the preceding Thursday