Purim for Hebrew Year 10178 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 6415 | 14 Adar 10175 | ||
Purim 6416 | 14 Adar II 10176 | ||
Purim 6417 | 14 Adar 10177 | ||
Purim 6418 | 14 Adar 10178 | ||
Purim 6419 | 14 Adar II 10179 | ||
Purim 6420 | 14 Adar 10180 | ||
Purim 6421 | 14 Adar 10181 | ||
Purim 6422 | 14 Adar II 10182 |
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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