Purim for Hebrew Year 6612 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 2849 | 14 Adar 6609 | ||
Purim 2850 | 14 Adar II 6610 | ||
Purim 2851 | 14 Adar 6611 | ||
Purim 2852 | 14 Adar II 6612 | ||
Purim 2853 | 14 Adar 6613 | ||
Purim 2854 | 14 Adar 6614 | ||
Purim 2855 | 14 Adar II 6615 | ||
Purim 2856 | 14 Adar 6616 |
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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