Purim for Hebrew Year 7766 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 4003 | 14 Adar II 7763 | ||
Purim 4004 | 14 Adar 7764 | ||
Purim 4005 | 14 Adar 7765 | ||
Purim 4006 | 14 Adar II 7766 | ||
Purim 4007 | 14 Adar 7767 | ||
Purim 4008 | 14 Adar 7768 | ||
Purim 4009 | 14 Adar II 7769 | ||
Purim 4010 | 14 Adar 7770 |
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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