Purim for Hebrew Year 10306 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 6543 | 14 Adar 10303 | ||
Purim 6544 | 14 Adar II 10304 | ||
Purim 6545 | 14 Adar 10305 | ||
Purim 6546 | 14 Adar II 10306 | ||
Purim 6547 | 14 Adar 10307 | ||
Purim 6548 | 14 Adar 10308 | ||
Purim 6549 | 14 Adar II 10309 | ||
Purim 6550 | 14 Adar 10310 |
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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