Purim for Hebrew Year 6257 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 2494 | 14 Adar II 6254 | ||
Purim 2495 | 14 Adar 6255 | ||
Purim 2496 | 14 Adar 6256 | ||
Purim 2497 | 14 Adar II 6257 | ||
Purim 2498 | 14 Adar 6258 | ||
Purim 2499 | 14 Adar II 6259 | ||
Purim 2500 | 14 Adar 6260 | ||
Purim 2501 | 14 Adar 6261 |
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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