Purim for Hebrew Year 7993 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 4230 | 14 Adar 7990 | ||
Purim 4231 | 14 Adar II 7991 | ||
Purim 4232 | 14 Adar 7992 | ||
Purim 4233 | 14 Adar 7993 | ||
Purim 4234 | 14 Adar II 7994 | ||
Purim 4235 | 14 Adar 7995 | ||
Purim 4236 | 14 Adar 7996 | ||
Purim 4237 | 14 Adar II 7997 |
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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