Purim for Hebrew Year 10594 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 6831 | 14 Adar II 10591 | ||
Purim 6832 | 14 Adar 10592 | ||
Purim 6833 | 14 Adar 10593 | ||
Purim 6834 | 14 Adar II 10594 | ||
Purim 6835 | 14 Adar 10595 | ||
Purim 6836 | 14 Adar 10596 | ||
Purim 6837 | 14 Adar II 10597 | ||
Purim 6838 | 14 Adar 10598 |
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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