Purim for Hebrew Year 7303 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 3540 | 14 Adar 7300 | ||
Purim 3541 | 14 Adar 7301 | ||
Purim 3542 | 14 Adar II 7302 | ||
Purim 3543 | 14 Adar 7303 | ||
Purim 3544 | 14 Adar II 7304 | ||
Purim 3545 | 14 Adar 7305 | ||
Purim 3546 | 14 Adar 7306 | ||
Purim 3547 | 14 Adar II 7307 |
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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