Purim for Hebrew Year 9834 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 6071 | 14 Adar II 9831 | ||
Purim 6072 | 14 Adar 9832 | ||
Purim 6073 | 14 Adar 9833 | ||
Purim 6074 | 14 Adar II 9834 | ||
Purim 6075 | 14 Adar 9835 | ||
Purim 6076 | 14 Adar 9836 | ||
Purim 6077 | 14 Adar II 9837 | ||
Purim 6078 | 14 Adar 9838 |
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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