Purim 6711 / פּוּרִים 10471

Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther 🎭️📜

Purim for Hebrew Year 10471 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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Dates for Purim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Purim 6708 14 Adar 10468
Purim 6709 14 Adar II 10469
Purim 6710 14 Adar 10470
Purim 6711 14 Adar 10471
Purim 6712 14 Adar II 10472
Purim 6713 14 Adar 10473
Purim 6714 14 Adar 10474
Purim 6715 14 Adar II 10475

Tanakh

Erev Purim / עֶרֶב פּוּרִים

Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

Purim / פּוּרִים

Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16

  1. 1: Exodus 17:8-10 · 3 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 17:11-13 · 3 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim
Megillah
  1. 1: Esther 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
  2. 2: Esther 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
  3. 3: Esther 3:1-15 · 15 p’sukim
  4. 4: Esther 4:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Esther 5:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Esther 6:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
  7. 7: Esther 7:1-10 · 10 p’sukim
  8. 8: Esther 8:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  9. 9: Esther 9:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
  10. 10: Esther 10:1-3 · 3 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Purim” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

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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