Purim for Hebrew Year 6906 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 3143 | 14 Adar II 6903 | ||
Purim 3144 | 14 Adar 6904 | ||
Purim 3145 | 14 Adar II 6905 | ||
Purim 3146 | 14 Adar 6906 | ||
Purim 3147 | 14 Adar 6907 | ||
Purim 3148 | 14 Adar II 6908 | ||
Purim 3149 | 14 Adar 6909 | ||
Purim 3150 | 14 Adar 6910 |
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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