Purim for Hebrew Year 7503 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 3740 | 14 Adar II 7500 | ||
Purim 3741 | 14 Adar 7501 | ||
Purim 3742 | 14 Adar 7502 | ||
Purim 3743 | 14 Adar II 7503 | ||
Purim 3744 | 14 Adar 7504 | ||
Purim 3745 | 14 Adar II 7505 | ||
Purim 3746 | 14 Adar 7506 | ||
Purim 3747 | 14 Adar 7507 |
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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