Purim for Hebrew Year 6522 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 2759 | 14 Adar 6519 | ||
Purim 2760 | 14 Adar II 6520 | ||
Purim 2761 | 14 Adar 6521 | ||
Purim 2762 | 14 Adar 6522 | ||
Purim 2763 | 14 Adar II 6523 | ||
Purim 2764 | 14 Adar 6524 | ||
Purim 2765 | 14 Adar II 6525 | ||
Purim 2766 | 14 Adar 6526 |
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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