Purim for Hebrew Year 10024 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 6261 | 14 Adar II 10021 | ||
Purim 6262 | 14 Adar 10022 | ||
Purim 6263 | 14 Adar 10023 | ||
Purim 6264 | 14 Adar II 10024 | ||
Purim 6265 | 14 Adar 10025 | ||
Purim 6266 | 14 Adar 10026 | ||
Purim 6267 | 14 Adar II 10027 | ||
Purim 6268 | 14 Adar 10028 |
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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