Purim for Hebrew Year 6729 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 2966 | 14 Adar II 6726 | ||
Purim 2967 | 14 Adar 6727 | ||
Purim 2968 | 14 Adar 6728 | ||
Purim 2969 | 14 Adar II 6729 | ||
Purim 2970 | 14 Adar 6730 | ||
Purim 2971 | 14 Adar 6731 | ||
Purim 2972 | 14 Adar II 6732 | ||
Purim 2973 | 14 Adar 6733 |
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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