Purim for Hebrew Year 9892 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 6129 | 14 Adar 9889 | ||
Purim 6130 | 14 Adar 9890 | ||
Purim 6131 | 14 Adar II 9891 | ||
Purim 6132 | 14 Adar 9892 | ||
Purim 6133 | 14 Adar 9893 | ||
Purim 6134 | 14 Adar II 9894 | ||
Purim 6135 | 14 Adar 9895 | ||
Purim 6136 | 14 Adar 9896 |
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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