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In cities that were protected by a surrounding wall at the time of Joshua, Purim is celebrated on the 15th of the month of Adar on what is known as Shushan Purim, since fighting in the walled city of Shushan continued through the 14th day of Adar. [13]
The period from 1 Adar (or Adar II, in leap years) to 29 Cheshvan contains all of the festivals specified in the Bible - Purim (14 Adar), Pesach (15 Nisan), Shavuot (6 Sivan), Rosh Hashanah (1 Tishrei), Yom Kippur (10 Tishrei), Sukkot (15 Tishrei), and Shemini Atzeret (22 Tishrei). This period is fixed, during which no adjustments are made.
The Fast of Esther (Ta'anit Ester, Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a fast on Purim eve commemorating two communal fasts undertaken by the Persian Jewish community of Shushan in the Book of Esther, for the purpose of praying for salvation from annihilation by an evil decree which had been instigated by Haman, the king's royal vizier, an anti-jewish enemy from the Amalekite nation.
Purim is among the most joyous and colorful days of the Jewish calendar. The holiday begins this year on sundown on Saturday and ends at nightfall on Sunday. This year, celebrations are likely to ...
Let it be debunked and let us all gain happiness at this Purim time. This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Purim is a Jewish holiday to celebrate overcoming prejudice.
Purim: 24 Feb to 26 Mar Shushan Purim: 25 Feb to 27 Mar Yom HaAliyah: 21 Mar to 20 Apr Passover (first of seven days) 26 Mar to 25 Apr Yom HaShoah: 8 Apr [2] to 7 May [3] Yom Ha'atzmaut: 15 Apr [4] to 15 May [5] Lag B'Omer: 28 Apr to 28 May Yom Yerushalayim: 8 May to 7 Jun Shavuot: 15 May to 14 Jun Tzom Tammuz: 25 Jun to 25 Jul Tisha B'Av: 16 ...
The date of a Second Purim marked the anniversary of the day the community or individual was rescued from destruction, catastrophe, or an antisemitic ruler or threat. [1] [5] Some Second Purims coincided with Jewish holidays, such as the Purim of Ancona, Italy, which fell on the second day of Sukkot, and the Purim of Carpentras, France, marking the community's rescue from a blood libel on the ...
The day was established as a community Purim for generations and to this day the Washington Heights community does not recite Tachanun on this day. [5] 20 Adar (1640) – Death of the "Bach" 21 Adar (Adar II, 1786) – Death of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk; 23 Adar (circa 1312 BCE) – Mishkan assembled for the first time; "Seven Days of ...