Purim for Hebrew Year 5859 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 2096 | 14 Adar 5856 | ||
Purim 2097 | 14 Adar 5857 | ||
Purim 2098 | 14 Adar II 5858 | ||
Purim 2099 | 14 Adar 5859 | ||
Purim 2100 | 14 Adar II 5860 | ||
Purim 2101 | 14 Adar 5861 | ||
Purim 2102 | 14 Adar 5862 | ||
Purim 2103 | 14 Adar II 5863 |
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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