Purim for Hebrew Year 10505 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 6742 | 14 Adar II 10502 | ||
Purim 6743 | 14 Adar 10503 | ||
Purim 6744 | 14 Adar 10504 | ||
Purim 6745 | 14 Adar II 10505 | ||
Purim 6746 | 14 Adar 10506 | ||
Purim 6747 | 14 Adar II 10507 | ||
Purim 6748 | 14 Adar 10508 | ||
Purim 6749 | 14 Adar 10509 |
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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