Purim for Hebrew Year 7293 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 3530 | 14 Adar 7290 | ||
Purim 3531 | 14 Adar II 7291 | ||
Purim 3532 | 14 Adar 7292 | ||
Purim 3533 | 14 Adar 7293 | ||
Purim 3534 | 14 Adar II 7294 | ||
Purim 3535 | 14 Adar 7295 | ||
Purim 3536 | 14 Adar II 7296 | ||
Purim 3537 | 14 Adar 7297 |
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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