Purim for Hebrew Year 6494 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 2731 | 14 Adar 6491 | ||
Purim 2732 | 14 Adar 6492 | ||
Purim 2733 | 14 Adar II 6493 | ||
Purim 2734 | 14 Adar 6494 | ||
Purim 2735 | 14 Adar 6495 | ||
Purim 2736 | 14 Adar II 6496 | ||
Purim 2737 | 14 Adar 6497 | ||
Purim 2738 | 14 Adar II 6498 |
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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