Purim 2034 / פּוּרִים 5794
Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜
Purim for Hebrew Year 5794 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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Dates for Purim
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 2031 | 14 Adar 5791 | ||
Purim 2032 | 14 Adar 5792 | ||
Purim 2033 | 14 Adar II 5793 | ||
Purim 2034 | 14 Adar 5794 | ||
Purim 2035 | 14 Adar II 5795 | ||
Purim 2036 | 14 Adar 5796 | ||
Purim 2037 | 14 Adar 5797 | ||
Purim 2038 | 14 Adar II 5798 |
Tanakh
Purim
/ פּוּרִים
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
- 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim ·
- 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim ·
- 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim ·
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Purim" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

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