Purim for Hebrew Year 6490 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 2727 | 14 Adar II 6487 | ||
Purim 2728 | 14 Adar 6488 | ||
Purim 2729 | 14 Adar 6489 | ||
Purim 2730 | 14 Adar II 6490 | ||
Purim 2731 | 14 Adar 6491 | ||
Purim 2732 | 14 Adar 6492 | ||
Purim 2733 | 14 Adar II 6493 | ||
Purim 2734 | 14 Adar 6494 |
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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