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Purim

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It starts at sunset Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
It finishes by nightfall of Thursday, March 1st, 2018

  • The work must be avoided. See a rabbi, if that’s not possible.
  1. Ta ‘ Anit Esther – Feb 28, 2018
  2. Shushan Purim – 2 March, 2018

Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people of destruction planned by the wicked Haman. The story is reported in the Meguilah of Ester.


Events marked with ☼ are part of the Ohel Jacob calendar.