Purim for Hebrew Year 6548 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 2785 | 14 Adar 6545 | ||
Purim 2786 | 14 Adar 6546 | ||
Purim 2787 | 14 Adar II 6547 | ||
Purim 2788 | 14 Adar 6548 | ||
Purim 2789 | 14 Adar 6549 | ||
Purim 2790 | 14 Adar II 6550 | ||
Purim 2791 | 14 Adar 6551 | ||
Purim 2792 | 14 Adar 6552 |
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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