Purim for Hebrew Year 6851 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 3088 | 14 Adar II 6848 | ||
Purim 3089 | 14 Adar 6849 | ||
Purim 3090 | 14 Adar 6850 | ||
Purim 3091 | 14 Adar II 6851 | ||
Purim 3092 | 14 Adar 6852 | ||
Purim 3093 | 14 Adar 6853 | ||
Purim 3094 | 14 Adar II 6854 | ||
Purim 3095 | 14 Adar 6855 |
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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