July 10, 2013 – 1 Maccabees 7:26 – 7:50

I was interested in the celebration of the 13^th of Adar as it is described and when that was on our calendar and whether it was still celebrated.  Little did I know that something else is actually celebrated that day and it is a bit controversial.  I found two articles, one quick, one long, explaining the Fast of Ester vs the Defeat of Nicanor and why one fell away and one is still celebrated.

http://www.sichosinenglish.org/cgi-bin/calendar?holiday=purim24

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2008/03/did-purim-reall.html

Is looks like February 23, 2013 was 13 Adar this year.  http://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/list.asp?tdate=2/23/2013&mode=j