Purim for Hebrew Year 6771 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 3008 | 14 Adar 6768 | ||
Purim 3009 | 14 Adar 6769 | ||
Purim 3010 | 14 Adar II 6770 | ||
Purim 3011 | 14 Adar 6771 | ||
Purim 3012 | 14 Adar II 6772 | ||
Purim 3013 | 14 Adar 6773 | ||
Purim 3014 | 14 Adar 6774 | ||
Purim 3015 | 14 Adar II 6775 |
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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