Purim for Hebrew Year 7606 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 3843 | 14 Adar II 7603 | ||
Purim 3844 | 14 Adar 7604 | ||
Purim 3845 | 14 Adar 7605 | ||
Purim 3846 | 14 Adar II 7606 | ||
Purim 3847 | 14 Adar 7607 | ||
Purim 3848 | 14 Adar II 7608 | ||
Purim 3849 | 14 Adar 7609 | ||
Purim 3850 | 14 Adar 7610 |
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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