Purim for Hebrew Year 7043 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 3280 | 14 Adar 7040 | ||
Purim 3281 | 14 Adar II 7041 | ||
Purim 3282 | 14 Adar 7042 | ||
Purim 3283 | 14 Adar 7043 | ||
Purim 3284 | 14 Adar II 7044 | ||
Purim 3285 | 14 Adar 7045 | ||
Purim 3286 | 14 Adar 7046 | ||
Purim 3287 | 14 Adar II 7047 |
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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