Purim for Hebrew Year 6009 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 2246 | 14 Adar 6006 | ||
Purim 2247 | 14 Adar II 6007 | ||
Purim 2248 | 14 Adar 6008 | ||
Purim 2249 | 14 Adar 6009 | ||
Purim 2250 | 14 Adar II 6010 | ||
Purim 2251 | 14 Adar 6011 | ||
Purim 2252 | 14 Adar II 6012 | ||
Purim 2253 | 14 Adar 6013 |
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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