Purim for Hebrew Year 9036 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 5273 | 14 Adar II 9033 | ||
Purim 5274 | 14 Adar 9034 | ||
Purim 5275 | 14 Adar 9035 | ||
Purim 5276 | 14 Adar II 9036 | ||
Purim 5277 | 14 Adar 9037 | ||
Purim 5278 | 14 Adar 9038 | ||
Purim 5279 | 14 Adar II 9039 | ||
Purim 5280 | 14 Adar 9040 |
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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