Shushan Purim 2248 / שׁוּשָׁן פּוּרִים 6008

Purim celebrated in Jerusalem and walled cities 🎭️📜

Shushan Purim for Hebrew Year 6008 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 2246 15 Adar 6006
Shushan Purim 2247 15 Adar II 6007
Shushan Purim 2248 15 Adar 6008
Shushan Purim 2249 15 Adar 6009
Shushan Purim 2250 15 Adar II 6010
Shushan Purim 2251 15 Adar 6011
Shushan Purim 2252 15 Adar II 6012
Shushan Purim 2253 15 Adar 6013
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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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