Purim 2013

February 2013 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ash Wednesday Wednesday February 13 -11 years, -9 months, -9 days or -4300 days 14 Valentines Day Thursday February 14 -11 years, -9 months, -8 days or -4299 days 15 16 17 18 Presidents Day Monday February 18 -11 years, -9 months, -4 days or -4295 days 19 20 21 22 23 Purim Saturday February 23 -11 years, -8 months, -27 days or -4290 days 24 25 26 27 28

Purim for the year 2013 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Friday, February 22nd ending at sundown on Saturday, February 23rd.

Purim is celebrated on the 14th day in the month Adar using the Jewish calendar. For the Gregorian calendar the day falls in the months of February and March. The day commemorates back in the 4th century BC, when Jewish people were saved from a death decree according to the book of Esther.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Purim 2013

Saturday, February 23rd is day number 54 of the 2013 calendar year with -11 years, -8 months, -27 days until Purim 2013.