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  2. Fast of Esther - Wikipedia

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    The fast is observed on the 13th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (when the year has two Adar months, it is observed only in the second Adar). If the date of the Fast of Esther falls on Shabbat (Saturday), the fast is instead observed on the preceding Thursday, this was the case in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2024.

  3. Battle of Adasa - Wikipedia

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    This story would be bolstering Judas's king-like authority as leader, albeit with a Jewish spin in using the famous prophet Jeremiah. [11] The date of the battle on 13 Adar is described, but not the year. A year of 161 BC implies that Nicanor's governorship was rather short, only lasting a few months.

  4. List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    Rosh Chodesh of Adar 7 Adar February 19, 2021 Seventh of Adar: Starts at dawn. On Adar II on leap years, Adar I on non-leap years Movable February 20, 2021 Shabbat Zachor: Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. On leap years, this falls on the 1st of Adar II, or on the 1st of Adar II itself if it is Shabbat. Adar I on non-leap years. 13 Adar

  5. Adar - Wikipedia

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    17 Adar (522 BCE) – Yom Adar – the day the Jewish people left Persia following the Purim story [citation needed] 18 Adar [1953] - Death of Josef Stalin ; brings to a stop the Doctors' Plot 20 Adar (1st century BCE ) – Choni the Circle Maker prays for rain ( Talmud , Taanit 23a)

  6. The Tragic Singularity of Adar on THE RINGS OF POWER - AOL

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    On The Rings of Power, Adar is an elf who is not an elf and an orc who is not an orc, leaving him unwelcome by both good and evil.

  7. Purim - Wikipedia

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    Shushan Purim falls on Adar 15 and is the day on which Jews in Jerusalem celebrate Purim. [60] The day is also universally observed by omitting the tachanun prayer and having a more elaborate meal than on ordinary days. [99] Purim is celebrated on Adar 14 because the Jews in unwalled cities fought their enemies on Adar 13 and rested the ...

  8. Book of Esther - Wikipedia

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    The book relates the story of a Jewish woman in Persia, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The story takes place during the reign of King Ahasuerus in the First Persian Empire. Queen Vashti, the wife of King Ahasuerus, is banished from the court for disobeying the king's ...

  9. Mohammad Al Yazji lost his mother in an Israeli airstrike, and the fate of his father is still unknown. As the eldest, the 13-year-old is left alone to care for his seven siblings in Gaza – the ...