Purim for Hebrew Year 10579 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 6816 | 14 Adar 10576 | ||
Purim 6817 | 14 Adar 10577 | ||
Purim 6818 | 14 Adar II 10578 | ||
Purim 6819 | 14 Adar 10579 | ||
Purim 6820 | 14 Adar 10580 | ||
Purim 6821 | 14 Adar II 10581 | ||
Purim 6822 | 14 Adar 10582 | ||
Purim 6823 | 14 Adar II 10583 |
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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