Purim for Hebrew Year 6572 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 2809 | 14 Adar II 6569 | ||
Purim 2810 | 14 Adar 6570 | ||
Purim 2811 | 14 Adar 6571 | ||
Purim 2812 | 14 Adar II 6572 | ||
Purim 2813 | 14 Adar 6573 | ||
Purim 2814 | 14 Adar II 6574 | ||
Purim 2815 | 14 Adar 6575 | ||
Purim 2816 | 14 Adar 6576 |
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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