Purim for Hebrew Year 5970 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 2207 | 14 Adar 5967 | ||
Purim 2208 | 14 Adar 5968 | ||
Purim 2209 | 14 Adar II 5969 | ||
Purim 2210 | 14 Adar 5970 | ||
Purim 2211 | 14 Adar 5971 | ||
Purim 2212 | 14 Adar II 5972 | ||
Purim 2213 | 14 Adar 5973 | ||
Purim 2214 | 14 Adar II 5974 |
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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