Purim for Hebrew Year 9593 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 5830 | 14 Adar II 9590 | ||
Purim 5831 | 14 Adar 9591 | ||
Purim 5832 | 14 Adar 9592 | ||
Purim 5833 | 14 Adar II 9593 | ||
Purim 5834 | 14 Adar 9594 | ||
Purim 5835 | 14 Adar II 9595 | ||
Purim 5836 | 14 Adar 9596 | ||
Purim 5837 | 14 Adar 9597 |
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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