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, Haman, could not tolerate the defiance of the Jew Mordecai, who refused to bow down before him.
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Purim
February 16, 2026
On the evening of Monday, March 2 (the 14th of Adar in the year 5786), the holiday of Purim begins, commonly known as the Jewish Carnival.
