Purim for Hebrew Year 6311 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 2548 | 14 Adar II 6308 | ||
Purim 2549 | 14 Adar 6309 | ||
Purim 2550 | 14 Adar 6310 | ||
Purim 2551 | 14 Adar II 6311 | ||
Purim 2552 | 14 Adar 6312 | ||
Purim 2553 | 14 Adar 6313 | ||
Purim 2554 | 14 Adar II 6314 | ||
Purim 2555 | 14 Adar 6315 |
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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