Purim for Hebrew Year 9446 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 5683 | 14 Adar II 9443 | ||
Purim 5684 | 14 Adar 9444 | ||
Purim 5685 | 14 Adar 9445 | ||
Purim 5686 | 14 Adar II 9446 | ||
Purim 5687 | 14 Adar 9447 | ||
Purim 5688 | 14 Adar 9448 | ||
Purim 5689 | 14 Adar II 9449 | ||
Purim 5690 | 14 Adar 9450 |
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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