Wednesday · Yom Revi'i
יום רביעי
13 Adar 5789
Wednesday, February 28, 2029
Holidays & Observances
Ta’anit Esther
Erev Purim
Today's Art from Israel
Gush Mountaintop Vineyard by Leah Luria Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
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Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther (Ta'anis Esther).
Rav Moshe Feinstein
Widely regarded as the supreme halachic authority for Orthodox Jewry in North America, author of Igros Moshe, and Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim.
Rav Yehuda HeChasid
Author of Sefer Chasidim, one of the most important works of Jewish ethical literature.
War Between Jews and Their Enemies in the Persian Empire
War between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian Empire, 474 BCE.
Yom Nicanor - Maccabees Defeat Nicanor
The Maccabees defeated the Syrian general Nicanor, 161 BCE.
About 13 Adar 5789
Wednesday, February 28, 2029 corresponds to 13 Adar 5789 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
Ta’anit Esther, Erev Purim fall on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.