Purim for Hebrew Year 7529 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 3766 | 14 Adar 7526 | ||
Purim 3767 | 14 Adar II 7527 | ||
Purim 3768 | 14 Adar 7528 | ||
Purim 3769 | 14 Adar 7529 | ||
Purim 3770 | 14 Adar II 7530 | ||
Purim 3771 | 14 Adar 7531 | ||
Purim 3772 | 14 Adar II 7532 | ||
Purim 3773 | 14 Adar 7533 |
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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