Purim for Hebrew Year 6514 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 2751 | 14 Adar 6511 | ||
Purim 2752 | 14 Adar II 6512 | ||
Purim 2753 | 14 Adar 6513 | ||
Purim 2754 | 14 Adar 6514 | ||
Purim 2755 | 14 Adar II 6515 | ||
Purim 2756 | 14 Adar 6516 | ||
Purim 2757 | 14 Adar II 6517 | ||
Purim 2758 | 14 Adar 6518 |
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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