Purim for Hebrew Year 7111 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 3348 | 14 Adar 7108 | ||
Purim 3349 | 14 Adar II 7109 | ||
Purim 3350 | 14 Adar 7110 | ||
Purim 3351 | 14 Adar 7111 | ||
Purim 3352 | 14 Adar II 7112 | ||
Purim 3353 | 14 Adar 7113 | ||
Purim 3354 | 14 Adar II 7114 | ||
Purim 3355 | 14 Adar 7115 |
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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