Purim for Hebrew Year 13694 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 9931 | 14 Adar II 13691 | ||
Purim 9932 | 14 Adar 13692 | ||
Purim 9933 | 14 Adar 13693 | ||
Purim 9934 | 14 Adar II 13694 | ||
Purim 9935 | 14 Adar 13695 | ||
Purim 9936 | 14 Adar 13696 | ||
Purim 9937 | 14 Adar II 13697 | ||
Purim 9938 | 14 Adar 13698 |
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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