Purim for Hebrew Year 6192 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 2429 | 14 Adar II 6189 | ||
Purim 2430 | 14 Adar 6190 | ||
Purim 2431 | 14 Adar 6191 | ||
Purim 2432 | 14 Adar II 6192 | ||
Purim 2433 | 14 Adar 6193 | ||
Purim 2434 | 14 Adar II 6194 | ||
Purim 2435 | 14 Adar 6195 | ||
Purim 2436 | 14 Adar 6196 |
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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