Purim for Hebrew Year 7693 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 3930 | 14 Adar II 7690 | ||
Purim 3931 | 14 Adar 7691 | ||
Purim 3932 | 14 Adar 7692 | ||
Purim 3933 | 14 Adar II 7693 | ||
Purim 3934 | 14 Adar 7694 | ||
Purim 3935 | 14 Adar II 7695 | ||
Purim 3936 | 14 Adar 7696 | ||
Purim 3937 | 14 Adar 7697 |
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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