Purim for Hebrew Year 12095 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 8332 | 14 Adar II 12092 | ||
Purim 8333 | 14 Adar 12093 | ||
Purim 8334 | 14 Adar 12094 | ||
Purim 8335 | 14 Adar II 12095 | ||
Purim 8336 | 14 Adar 12096 | ||
Purim 8337 | 14 Adar 12097 | ||
Purim 8338 | 14 Adar II 12098 | ||
Purim 8339 | 14 Adar 12099 |
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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