Purim for Hebrew Year 6475 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 2712 | 14 Adar 6472 | ||
Purim 2713 | 14 Adar 6473 | ||
Purim 2714 | 14 Adar II 6474 | ||
Purim 2715 | 14 Adar 6475 | ||
Purim 2716 | 14 Adar 6476 | ||
Purim 2717 | 14 Adar II 6477 | ||
Purim 2718 | 14 Adar 6478 | ||
Purim 2719 | 14 Adar II 6479 |
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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