Shushan Purim 2228 / שׁוּשָׁן פּוּרִים 5988

Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities 🎭️📜

Shushan Purim for Hebrew Year 5988 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Shushan Purim falls on Adar 15 and is the day on which Jews in walled cities celebrate Purim. The observance recalls that fighting in the walled city of Shushan continued through the 14th of Adar, so its residents rested and celebrated on the 15th. By rabbinic decree, cities surrounded by walls at the time of Joshua’s conquest observe Purim on Adar 15, while unwalled communities observe it on Adar 14. Jerusalem is the primary city observing Purim on the 15th; communities in Hebron, Safed, Tiberias, and some diaspora cities observe Purim on both the 14th and 15th.

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Dates for Shushan Purim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shushan Purim 2226 15 Adar 5986
Shushan Purim 2227 15 Adar 5987
Shushan Purim 2228 15 Adar II 5988
Shushan Purim 2229 15 Adar 5989
Shushan Purim 2230 15 Adar 5990
Shushan Purim 2231 15 Adar II 5991
Shushan Purim 2232 15 Adar 5992
Shushan Purim 2233 15 Adar II 5993
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Tanakh

Shushan Purim (on Shabbat) / שׁוּשַׁן פּוּרִים (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Jerusalem & walled cities only: special maftir Exodus 17:8-16, same Haftara as Shabbat Zachor

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shushan Purim” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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