Purim for Hebrew Year 10405 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 6642 | 14 Adar 10402 | ||
Purim 6643 | 14 Adar 10403 | ||
Purim 6644 | 14 Adar II 10404 | ||
Purim 6645 | 14 Adar 10405 | ||
Purim 6646 | 14 Adar 10406 | ||
Purim 6647 | 14 Adar II 10407 | ||
Purim 6648 | 14 Adar 10408 | ||
Purim 6649 | 14 Adar 10409 |
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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