Purim for Hebrew Year 6643 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 2880 | 14 Adar 6640 | ||
Purim 2881 | 14 Adar 6641 | ||
Purim 2882 | 14 Adar II 6642 | ||
Purim 2883 | 14 Adar 6643 | ||
Purim 2884 | 14 Adar 6644 | ||
Purim 2885 | 14 Adar II 6645 | ||
Purim 2886 | 14 Adar 6646 | ||
Purim 2887 | 14 Adar 6647 |
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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