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YOUR PURIM GUIDE
Purim 5786
Monday - Wednesday 13-15 Adar, 5786 March 2-4, 2026
The Holiday of Purim includes the fast day called Taanis Esther, the day of Purim and the day of Shushan Purim. (Definition of terms will be found in the text.)
with candle-lighting times for Brooklyn, NY (*)
Holiday |
Date |
Activity |
This year, (5786 - 2026) the dates and times are: |
11 Adar Shabbos Zachor | Shabbos February 28 |
- Special Torah Reading - Parshas Zachor - to be heard by all members of the family - men, women and children.
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13 Adar Taanis Esther | Monday March 2 | |
13 Adar Purim Eve | Monday Night March 2 |
- After nightfall, during the Maariv/Arvit services, the Megilla is read from a parchment scroll for all those who are present in the Synagogue. If one is unable to attend, a private reading should be arranged. Contact your local Chabad-Lubavitch center.
- The Al Hanisim prayer is added in the evening Amida.
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14 Adar Purim Day | Tuesday March 3 | |
15 Adar Shushan Purim | Wednesday March 4 |
- This day is celebrated as Purim Day in Jerusalem.
- No Tachnun said.
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* Notes:- The sunrise/sunset routines lack accuracy. If you enter geographic coordinates above the Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle, the times are guaranteed to be wrong.
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