Purim for Hebrew Year 13653 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 9890 | 14 Adar II 13650 | ||
Purim 9891 | 14 Adar 13651 | ||
Purim 9892 | 14 Adar 13652 | ||
Purim 9893 | 14 Adar II 13653 | ||
Purim 9894 | 14 Adar 13654 | ||
Purim 9895 | 14 Adar 13655 | ||
Purim 9896 | 14 Adar II 13656 | ||
Purim 9897 | 14 Adar 13657 |
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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