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In leap years, it is preceded by a 30-day intercalary month named Adar Aleph (Hebrew: אדר א׳ , aleph being the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet), also known as "Adar Rishon" (First Adar) or "Adar I", and it is then itself called Adar Bet (Hebrew: אדר ב׳ , bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet), also known as ...
The Seventh of Adar, also known as Zayin Adar (Hebrew: ז׳ אַדָּר), [1] is the anniversary of the birth and death of Moses in Jewish tradition. [2] It is observed as a fast day in some Jewish communities. [3]
All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 years) an extra month, Adar II, is added and certain holidays move accordingly, and it is mentioned ...
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 ...
The right number is the day of the week of 15 Nisan, the first day of Passover or Pesach (1 3 5 7; Hebrew: א ג ה ז), within the same Hebrew year (next Julian/Gregorian year) The kevi'ah in Hebrew letters is written right-to-left, so their days of the week are reversed, the right number for 1 Tishrei and the left for 15 Nisan.
It falls on the 9th day of the 8th month (October 26). Jashan of Adar, also known as Adaregan, celebration of Atar, fire. Adargan falls on the 10th day of 9th month (November 24). Jashan of Mihr, also known as Mehregan, celebrating Mithra on the 16th day of the 7th month (October 2).
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.
Additionally, Adar is the name of the ninth day of the month in the Zoroastrian religious calendar, and the ninth month of the year of the civil Iranian calendar of 1925 (modern Persian: Azar) which has month-names derived from those used by the Zoroastrian calendar.