Purim for Hebrew Year 12049 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 8286 | 14 Adar II 12046 | ||
Purim 8287 | 14 Adar 12047 | ||
Purim 8288 | 14 Adar 12048 | ||
Purim 8289 | 14 Adar II 12049 | ||
Purim 8290 | 14 Adar 12050 | ||
Purim 8291 | 14 Adar 12051 | ||
Purim 8292 | 14 Adar II 12052 | ||
Purim 8293 | 14 Adar 12053 |
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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