Purim for Hebrew Year 7212 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 3449 | 14 Adar II 7209 | ||
Purim 3450 | 14 Adar 7210 | ||
Purim 3451 | 14 Adar 7211 | ||
Purim 3452 | 14 Adar II 7212 | ||
Purim 3453 | 14 Adar 7213 | ||
Purim 3454 | 14 Adar 7214 | ||
Purim 3455 | 14 Adar II 7215 | ||
Purim 3456 | 14 Adar 7216 |
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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