Purim for Hebrew Year 10476 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 6713 | 14 Adar 10473 | ||
Purim 6714 | 14 Adar 10474 | ||
Purim 6715 | 14 Adar II 10475 | ||
Purim 6716 | 14 Adar 10476 | ||
Purim 6717 | 14 Adar II 10477 | ||
Purim 6718 | 14 Adar 10478 | ||
Purim 6719 | 14 Adar 10479 | ||
Purim 6720 | 14 Adar II 10480 |
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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