Purim for Hebrew Year 5849 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 2086 | 14 Adar 5846 | ||
Purim 2087 | 14 Adar II 5847 | ||
Purim 2088 | 14 Adar 5848 | ||
Purim 2089 | 14 Adar 5849 | ||
Purim 2090 | 14 Adar II 5850 | ||
Purim 2091 | 14 Adar 5851 | ||
Purim 2092 | 14 Adar II 5852 | ||
Purim 2093 | 14 Adar 5853 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin
Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg
Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman
The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel
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