Purim for Hebrew Year 9250 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 5487 | 14 Adar 9247 | ||
Purim 5488 | 14 Adar II 9248 | ||
Purim 5489 | 14 Adar 9249 | ||
Purim 5490 | 14 Adar 9250 | ||
Purim 5491 | 14 Adar II 9251 | ||
Purim 5492 | 14 Adar 9252 | ||
Purim 5493 | 14 Adar II 9253 | ||
Purim 5494 | 14 Adar 9254 |
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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