20 September 2015 - 7 Tishri 5776 - ז' תשרי ה' אלפים תשע"ו
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Dressing Up for Purim 2008 E-mail

This year Purim falls on the 14th of Adar II. In English, this can best be explained as a leap month, an added thirteenth month which is a necessary adjustment made to the lunar calendar to balance the approximately eleven days the year ‘loses’ on a twelve month year.

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