What is Purim?
'''Purim''', Hebrew: פורים , meaning ''[[allotment]]'', is a [[Jew]]ish cheerful feast in memory of the liberation of the Jewish people during their stay in [[Achaemenid Empire|ancient Persia]]. The origins of Purim are to be found in the [[Book of Esther]]. It is celebrated on the 14th of [[Adar]] (in [[Jerusalem]] on the 15th of Adar). == Date == * 2017: [[sunset]], 11 March - sunset, 12 March {{Jewish and Israeli holidays}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Jewish festivals and holidays]]