Purim for Hebrew Year 7549 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 3786 | 14 Adar II 7546 | ||
Purim 3787 | 14 Adar 7547 | ||
Purim 3788 | 14 Adar 7548 | ||
Purim 3789 | 14 Adar II 7549 | ||
Purim 3790 | 14 Adar 7550 | ||
Purim 3791 | 14 Adar II 7551 | ||
Purim 3792 | 14 Adar 7552 | ||
Purim 3793 | 14 Adar 7553 |
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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