Purim for Hebrew Year 7231 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 3468 | 14 Adar II 7228 | ||
Purim 3469 | 14 Adar 7229 | ||
Purim 3470 | 14 Adar 7230 | ||
Purim 3471 | 14 Adar II 7231 | ||
Purim 3472 | 14 Adar 7232 | ||
Purim 3473 | 14 Adar 7233 | ||
Purim 3474 | 14 Adar II 7234 | ||
Purim 3475 | 14 Adar 7235 |
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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