Tuesday 3 March
Deliverance in the days of Esther — the Megillah is read, with gifts to the poor and to friends. Walled cities keep Shushan Purim on 15 Adar.
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Purim 2026
The deliverance told in the Book of Esther, read aloud.
In 2026 it falls on Tuesday 3 March in Masorti and Reform practice, and on Wednesday 4 March in Karaite practice.
Like every day of the Jewish year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Karaite dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Tuesday 3 March
Deliverance in the days of Esther — the Megillah is read, with gifts to the poor and to friends. Walled cities keep Shushan Purim on 15 Adar.
Wednesday 4 March
The deliverance in the days of Esther — a day of feasting and gladness, of gifts to one another and to the poor.
The season
The days around it
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Monday 2 March · Masorti and Reform
Ta'anit Esther
The Fast of Esther, on the eve of Purim. When 13 Adar is Shabbat, the fast is kept the preceding Thursday.
In ActivePray, each branch’s holy days and fasts come in its own year, with reminders for them, and every prayer at its hour.
ActivePray on the App StorePurim in other years: 2027 · 2028. Every holy day of the year is on the calendar and in Judaism.