Purim for Hebrew Year 12493 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 8730 | 14 Adar 12490 | ||
Purim 8731 | 14 Adar II 12491 | ||
Purim 8732 | 14 Adar 12492 | ||
Purim 8733 | 14 Adar 12493 | ||
Purim 8734 | 14 Adar II 12494 | ||
Purim 8735 | 14 Adar 12495 | ||
Purim 8736 | 14 Adar 12496 | ||
Purim 8737 | 14 Adar II 12497 |
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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