Purim for Hebrew Year 12189 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 8426 | 14 Adar 12186 | ||
Purim 8427 | 14 Adar II 12187 | ||
Purim 8428 | 14 Adar 12188 | ||
Purim 8429 | 14 Adar 12189 | ||
Purim 8430 | 14 Adar II 12190 | ||
Purim 8431 | 14 Adar 12191 | ||
Purim 8432 | 14 Adar 12192 | ||
Purim 8433 | 14 Adar II 12193 |
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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