Purim for Hebrew Year 9606 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 5843 | 14 Adar II 9603 | ||
Purim 5844 | 14 Adar 9604 | ||
Purim 5845 | 14 Adar 9605 | ||
Purim 5846 | 14 Adar II 9606 | ||
Purim 5847 | 14 Adar 9607 | ||
Purim 5848 | 14 Adar 9608 | ||
Purim 5849 | 14 Adar II 9609 | ||
Purim 5850 | 14 Adar 9610 |
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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