Purim for Hebrew Year 6960 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 3197 | 14 Adar II 6957 | ||
Purim 3198 | 14 Adar 6958 | ||
Purim 3199 | 14 Adar 6959 | ||
Purim 3200 | 14 Adar II 6960 | ||
Purim 3201 | 14 Adar 6961 | ||
Purim 3202 | 14 Adar II 6962 | ||
Purim 3203 | 14 Adar 6963 | ||
Purim 3204 | 14 Adar 6964 |
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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