Purim for Hebrew Year 6781 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 3018 | 14 Adar II 6778 | ||
Purim 3019 | 14 Adar 6779 | ||
Purim 3020 | 14 Adar 6780 | ||
Purim 3021 | 14 Adar II 6781 | ||
Purim 3022 | 14 Adar 6782 | ||
Purim 3023 | 14 Adar II 6783 | ||
Purim 3024 | 14 Adar 6784 | ||
Purim 3025 | 14 Adar 6785 |
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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