When is Purim 2028?
Purim 2028 begins at sundown on Saturday, March 11, 2028 and ends at nightfall the next day.
A joyful holiday remembering the story of Queen Esther. People read the Megillah, dress in costumes, send gifts of food and give to the poor.
How the date is set: 14 Adar in the Hebrew calendar (Adar II in leap years).
The date in other years
A short history
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים , lit. 'lots') is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther. According to the Book of Esther, Haman was the royal vizier to the Persian king Ahasuerus (likely Xerxes I or Artaxerxes I; Khshayarsha and Artakhsher in Old Persian, respectively). His plans were foiled by Mordecai of the tribe of Benjamin, who previously warned the king about an assassination attempt, and Esther, Mordecai's cousin and adopted daughter who had become queen of Persia after her marriage to Ahasuerus. The day of deliverance became a day of feasting and rejoicing among Jews.
From Wikipedia’s article Purim, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sources
- Hebcal.com Jewish calendar (CC BY 4.0) Dates
- Wikipedia: Purim Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)