Purim

The Jewish holiday of Purim is celebrated yearly on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). Purim 2026 begins on Monday night, March 22nd, and continues through Tuesday, March 23rd.  It commemorates the (Divinely orchestrated) salvation of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants, and women, in a single day.” Literally “lots” in ancient Persian, Purim was thus named since Haman had thrown lots to determine when he would carry out his diabolical scheme, as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther).