Purim for Hebrew Year 7611 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 3848 | 14 Adar II 7608 | ||
Purim 3849 | 14 Adar 7609 | ||
Purim 3850 | 14 Adar 7610 | ||
Purim 3851 | 14 Adar II 7611 | ||
Purim 3852 | 14 Adar 7612 | ||
Purim 3853 | 14 Adar 7613 | ||
Purim 3854 | 14 Adar II 7614 | ||
Purim 3855 | 14 Adar 7615 |
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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