Purim for Hebrew Year 6634 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 2871 | 14 Adar II 6631 | ||
Purim 2872 | 14 Adar 6632 | ||
Purim 2873 | 14 Adar 6633 | ||
Purim 2874 | 14 Adar II 6634 | ||
Purim 2875 | 14 Adar 6635 | ||
Purim 2876 | 14 Adar 6636 | ||
Purim 2877 | 14 Adar II 6637 | ||
Purim 2878 | 14 Adar 6638 |
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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