Purim for Hebrew Year 12929 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 9166 | 14 Adar II 12926 | ||
Purim 9167 | 14 Adar 12927 | ||
Purim 9168 | 14 Adar II 12928 | ||
Purim 9169 | 14 Adar 12929 | ||
Purim 9170 | 14 Adar 12930 | ||
Purim 9171 | 14 Adar II 12931 | ||
Purim 9172 | 14 Adar 12932 | ||
Purim 9173 | 14 Adar 12933 |
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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