Purim for Hebrew Year 6146 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 2383 | 14 Adar II 6143 | ||
Purim 2384 | 14 Adar 6144 | ||
Purim 2385 | 14 Adar II 6145 | ||
Purim 2386 | 14 Adar 6146 | ||
Purim 2387 | 14 Adar 6147 | ||
Purim 2388 | 14 Adar II 6148 | ||
Purim 2389 | 14 Adar 6149 | ||
Purim 2390 | 14 Adar 6150 |
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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