Purim for Hebrew Year 6139 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 2376 | 14 Adar 6136 | ||
Purim 2377 | 14 Adar II 6137 | ||
Purim 2378 | 14 Adar 6138 | ||
Purim 2379 | 14 Adar 6139 | ||
Purim 2380 | 14 Adar II 6140 | ||
Purim 2381 | 14 Adar 6141 | ||
Purim 2382 | 14 Adar 6142 | ||
Purim 2383 | 14 Adar II 6143 |
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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