Purim for Hebrew Year 6955 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 3192 | 14 Adar II 6952 | ||
Purim 3193 | 14 Adar 6953 | ||
Purim 3194 | 14 Adar II 6954 | ||
Purim 3195 | 14 Adar 6955 | ||
Purim 3196 | 14 Adar 6956 | ||
Purim 3197 | 14 Adar II 6957 | ||
Purim 3198 | 14 Adar 6958 | ||
Purim 3199 | 14 Adar 6959 |
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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