Purim for Hebrew Year 9221 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 5458 | 14 Adar II 9218 | ||
Purim 5459 | 14 Adar 9219 | ||
Purim 5460 | 14 Adar 9220 | ||
Purim 5461 | 14 Adar II 9221 | ||
Purim 5462 | 14 Adar 9222 | ||
Purim 5463 | 14 Adar II 9223 | ||
Purim 5464 | 14 Adar 9224 | ||
Purim 5465 | 14 Adar 9225 |
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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