Purim for Hebrew Year 10250 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 6487 | 14 Adar II 10247 | ||
Purim 6488 | 14 Adar 10248 | ||
Purim 6489 | 14 Adar II 10249 | ||
Purim 6490 | 14 Adar 10250 | ||
Purim 6491 | 14 Adar 10251 | ||
Purim 6492 | 14 Adar II 10252 | ||
Purim 6493 | 14 Adar 10253 | ||
Purim 6494 | 14 Adar 10254 |
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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