Purim for Hebrew Year 6017 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 2254 | 14 Adar 6014 | ||
Purim 2255 | 14 Adar II 6015 | ||
Purim 2256 | 14 Adar 6016 | ||
Purim 2257 | 14 Adar 6017 | ||
Purim 2258 | 14 Adar II 6018 | ||
Purim 2259 | 14 Adar 6019 | ||
Purim 2260 | 14 Adar 6020 | ||
Purim 2261 | 14 Adar II 6021 |
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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