Purim for Hebrew Year 6919 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 3156 | 14 Adar II 6916 | ||
Purim 3157 | 14 Adar 6917 | ||
Purim 3158 | 14 Adar 6918 | ||
Purim 3159 | 14 Adar II 6919 | ||
Purim 3160 | 14 Adar 6920 | ||
Purim 3161 | 14 Adar 6921 | ||
Purim 3162 | 14 Adar II 6922 | ||
Purim 3163 | 14 Adar 6923 |
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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