Purim for Hebrew Year 10419 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 6656 | 14 Adar 10416 | ||
Purim 6657 | 14 Adar 10417 | ||
Purim 6658 | 14 Adar II 10418 | ||
Purim 6659 | 14 Adar 10419 | ||
Purim 6660 | 14 Adar II 10420 | ||
Purim 6661 | 14 Adar 10421 | ||
Purim 6662 | 14 Adar 10422 | ||
Purim 6663 | 14 Adar II 10423 |
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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