Purim for Hebrew Year 6555 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 2792 | 14 Adar 6552 | ||
Purim 2793 | 14 Adar II 6553 | ||
Purim 2794 | 14 Adar 6554 | ||
Purim 2795 | 14 Adar II 6555 | ||
Purim 2796 | 14 Adar 6556 | ||
Purim 2797 | 14 Adar 6557 | ||
Purim 2798 | 14 Adar II 6558 | ||
Purim 2799 | 14 Adar 6559 |
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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