Purim for Hebrew Year 5951 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 2188 | 14 Adar 5948 | ||
Purim 2189 | 14 Adar 5949 | ||
Purim 2190 | 14 Adar II 5950 | ||
Purim 2191 | 14 Adar 5951 | ||
Purim 2192 | 14 Adar 5952 | ||
Purim 2193 | 14 Adar II 5953 | ||
Purim 2194 | 14 Adar 5954 | ||
Purim 2195 | 14 Adar II 5955 |
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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