Purim for Hebrew Year 9729 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 5966 | 14 Adar II 9726 | ||
Purim 5967 | 14 Adar 9727 | ||
Purim 5968 | 14 Adar II 9728 | ||
Purim 5969 | 14 Adar 9729 | ||
Purim 5970 | 14 Adar 9730 | ||
Purim 5971 | 14 Adar II 9731 | ||
Purim 5972 | 14 Adar 9732 | ||
Purim 5973 | 14 Adar 9733 |
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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