Purim for Hebrew Year 6535 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 2772 | 14 Adar 6532 | ||
Purim 2773 | 14 Adar 6533 | ||
Purim 2774 | 14 Adar II 6534 | ||
Purim 2775 | 14 Adar 6535 | ||
Purim 2776 | 14 Adar II 6536 | ||
Purim 2777 | 14 Adar 6537 | ||
Purim 2778 | 14 Adar 6538 | ||
Purim 2779 | 14 Adar II 6539 |
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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