Purim for Hebrew Year 6766 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 3003 | 14 Adar 6763 | ||
Purim 3004 | 14 Adar II 6764 | ||
Purim 3005 | 14 Adar 6765 | ||
Purim 3006 | 14 Adar 6766 | ||
Purim 3007 | 14 Adar II 6767 | ||
Purim 3008 | 14 Adar 6768 | ||
Purim 3009 | 14 Adar 6769 | ||
Purim 3010 | 14 Adar II 6770 |
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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