ב״ה


High-Holidays   |   Chanukah   |   Purim   |   Passover   |   Shavuot
Purim | Other Dates in Adar | The 4 Parshos
How To Celebrate ⇨

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.
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.
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.
* 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.

How To Celebrate ⇨