Purim for Hebrew Year 6096 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 2333 | 14 Adar 6093 | ||
Purim 2334 | 14 Adar II 6094 | ||
Purim 2335 | 14 Adar 6095 | ||
Purim 2336 | 14 Adar 6096 | ||
Purim 2337 | 14 Adar II 6097 | ||
Purim 2338 | 14 Adar 6098 | ||
Purim 2339 | 14 Adar II 6099 | ||
Purim 2340 | 14 Adar 6100 |
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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