Purim for Hebrew Year 10148 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 6385 | 14 Adar 10145 | ||
Purim 6386 | 14 Adar II 10146 | ||
Purim 6387 | 14 Adar 10147 | ||
Purim 6388 | 14 Adar 10148 | ||
Purim 6389 | 14 Adar II 10149 | ||
Purim 6390 | 14 Adar 10150 | ||
Purim 6391 | 14 Adar 10151 | ||
Purim 6392 | 14 Adar II 10152 |
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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