Purim for Hebrew Year 5957 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 2194 | 14 Adar 5954 | ||
Purim 2195 | 14 Adar II 5955 | ||
Purim 2196 | 14 Adar 5956 | ||
Purim 2197 | 14 Adar 5957 | ||
Purim 2198 | 14 Adar II 5958 | ||
Purim 2199 | 14 Adar 5959 | ||
Purim 2200 | 14 Adar 5960 | ||
Purim 2201 | 14 Adar II 5961 |
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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