Purim for Hebrew Year 9854 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 6091 | 14 Adar 9851 | ||
Purim 6092 | 14 Adar 9852 | ||
Purim 6093 | 14 Adar II 9853 | ||
Purim 6094 | 14 Adar 9854 | ||
Purim 6095 | 14 Adar 9855 | ||
Purim 6096 | 14 Adar II 9856 | ||
Purim 6097 | 14 Adar 9857 | ||
Purim 6098 | 14 Adar 9858 |
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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