Purim for Hebrew Year 6794 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 3031 | 14 Adar II 6791 | ||
Purim 3032 | 14 Adar 6792 | ||
Purim 3033 | 14 Adar 6793 | ||
Purim 3034 | 14 Adar II 6794 | ||
Purim 3035 | 14 Adar 6795 | ||
Purim 3036 | 14 Adar 6796 | ||
Purim 3037 | 14 Adar II 6797 | ||
Purim 3038 | 14 Adar 6798 |
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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