As one of the most joyful holidays on the Jewish calendar, Purim commemorates how the Jewish people were saved from extermination by the Persian king Ahasuerus, because one of his advisors, named Haman, could not tolerate the defiance of the Jew Mordecai, who refused to bow down before him.
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Purim holiday
March 6, 2024
On the evening of Saturday, March 23 (the 14th of Adar II in the year 5784), the holiday of Purim begins, commonly known as the Jewish Carnival.
