One of the most joyful holidays in the Hebrew 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 irreverence of the Jew Mordechai, who refused to kneel before him.
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Purim holiday
February 16, 2026
On the evening of Monday, March 2 (14 Adar, 5786), the festival of Purim begins, popularly known as the Jewish carnival.
