Purim for Hebrew Year 10525 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 6762 | 14 Adar 10522 | ||
Purim 6763 | 14 Adar 10523 | ||
Purim 6764 | 14 Adar II 10524 | ||
Purim 6765 | 14 Adar 10525 | ||
Purim 6766 | 14 Adar II 10526 | ||
Purim 6767 | 14 Adar 10527 | ||
Purim 6768 | 14 Adar 10528 | ||
Purim 6769 | 14 Adar II 10529 |
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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