Purim for Hebrew Year 9953 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 6190 | 14 Adar 9950 | ||
Purim 6191 | 14 Adar II 9951 | ||
Purim 6192 | 14 Adar 9952 | ||
Purim 6193 | 14 Adar 9953 | ||
Purim 6194 | 14 Adar II 9954 | ||
Purim 6195 | 14 Adar 9955 | ||
Purim 6196 | 14 Adar II 9956 | ||
Purim 6197 | 14 Adar 9957 |
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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