Purim for Hebrew Year 6580 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 2817 | 14 Adar II 6577 | ||
Purim 2818 | 14 Adar 6578 | ||
Purim 2819 | 14 Adar 6579 | ||
Purim 2820 | 14 Adar II 6580 | ||
Purim 2821 | 14 Adar 6581 | ||
Purim 2822 | 14 Adar II 6582 | ||
Purim 2823 | 14 Adar 6583 | ||
Purim 2824 | 14 Adar 6584 |
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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