Purim for Hebrew Year 6299 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 2536 | 14 Adar 6296 | ||
Purim 2537 | 14 Adar II 6297 | ||
Purim 2538 | 14 Adar 6298 | ||
Purim 2539 | 14 Adar 6299 | ||
Purim 2540 | 14 Adar II 6300 | ||
Purim 2541 | 14 Adar 6301 | ||
Purim 2542 | 14 Adar 6302 | ||
Purim 2543 | 14 Adar II 6303 |
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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