Purim for Hebrew Year 10434 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 6671 | 14 Adar II 10431 | ||
Purim 6672 | 14 Adar 10432 | ||
Purim 6673 | 14 Adar 10433 | ||
Purim 6674 | 14 Adar II 10434 | ||
Purim 6675 | 14 Adar 10435 | ||
Purim 6676 | 14 Adar 10436 | ||
Purim 6677 | 14 Adar II 10437 | ||
Purim 6678 | 14 Adar 10438 |
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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