Purim for Hebrew Year 6679 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 2916 | 14 Adar 6676 | ||
Purim 2917 | 14 Adar II 6677 | ||
Purim 2918 | 14 Adar 6678 | ||
Purim 2919 | 14 Adar 6679 | ||
Purim 2920 | 14 Adar II 6680 | ||
Purim 2921 | 14 Adar 6681 | ||
Purim 2922 | 14 Adar 6682 | ||
Purim 2923 | 14 Adar II 6683 |
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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