Purim for Hebrew Year 6396 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 2633 | 14 Adar 6393 | ||
Purim 2634 | 14 Adar 6394 | ||
Purim 2635 | 14 Adar II 6395 | ||
Purim 2636 | 14 Adar 6396 | ||
Purim 2637 | 14 Adar 6397 | ||
Purim 2638 | 14 Adar II 6398 | ||
Purim 2639 | 14 Adar 6399 | ||
Purim 2640 | 14 Adar 6400 |
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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