Purim for Hebrew Year 6864 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 3101 | 14 Adar 6861 | ||
Purim 3102 | 14 Adar II 6862 | ||
Purim 3103 | 14 Adar 6863 | ||
Purim 3104 | 14 Adar 6864 | ||
Purim 3105 | 14 Adar II 6865 | ||
Purim 3106 | 14 Adar 6866 | ||
Purim 3107 | 14 Adar II 6867 | ||
Purim 3108 | 14 Adar 6868 |
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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